Event Brief
Hiroshima police rearrest construction president over alleged recruitment
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 08, 2026 at 12:08 AM ET
Summary: Hiroshima Prefectural Police rearrested construction company president Riho Maehara and former executive Yuka Matsumoto on suspicion of attempting to abduct a man for overseas transport and violating Japan’s employment security act. Police say they referred a rejected applicant to an anonymous criminal group that sought to send him overseas for fraud.
WHO: Hiroshima Prefectural Police; Riho Maehara; Yuka Matsumoto
WHAT: Rearrested two people accused of referring a rejected job applicant to an anonymous criminal group for overseas work tied to fraud.
WHEN: Sep 08, 2026
WHERE: Asaminami Ward, Hiroshima, Japan
WHY: They were accused of recruiting a rejected applicant through a criminal network that allegedly sought to send him overseas for fraud.
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