Event Brief
72-year-old South Korean man arrested for 26-year visa overstay
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Aug 27, 2026 at 2:15 AM ET
Summary: Shizuoka Prefectural Police arrested a 72-year-old South Korean man in Yaizu, Shizuoka, after a June tip. Police said he entered Japan in September 1993 on a 15-day tourist visa using his brother’s passport and appears to have remained since then. He admitted the charge; overstaying was not punishable until February 2000.
WHO: Shizuoka Prefectural Police
WHAT: Arrested a 72-year-old South Korean man for allegedly overstaying a Japanese tourist visa for more than 26 years.
WHEN: Aug 26, 2026
WHERE: Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
WHY: He was arrested for allegedly overstaying in Japan since after overstaying became punishable under a revised immigration law in February 2000.
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