A 55-year-old Singaporean man has been arrested in Japan on suspicion of committing indecent acts involving a teenage boy at an onsen, according to the Niigata Prefectural Police Headquarters.
The suspect allegedly touched a boy under the age of 18 without consent at a hot spring facility in Tagami town, Niigata Prefecture.
Police arrested the man at Niigata train station around 9:30pm on 16 May 2025, following a report filed by someone related to the victim.
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Details of Alleged Incident at Niigata Hot Spring Facility
The incident reportedly took place between 4pm and 5pm on 14 May 2025 at an onsen inn in Tagami, a town in the central prefecture of Niigata.
According to local media reports from Niigata News and NTV, the suspect is accused of touching the teenager multiple times, including his genitals.
The man was apprehended by the Kamo Police Department and the Prefectural Police Investigation Division 1.
The suspect was in Japan as a tourist at the time of the incident.
A person connected to the male victim filed a police report on 15 May, leading to an arrest the following day.
Suspect Denies Allegations as Investigations Continue
The Singaporean man has denied the charges against him during police questioning.
“I only put my hand on the left shoulder of the seated boy to get out of the bath, I did not commit any indecent act,” he reportedly told police.
The suspect claimed to be an office worker from Singapore.
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Police investigations into the case are ongoing.
This isn’t the first case involving a Singaporean at a Japanese bathhouse. In 2024, former Ministry of Foreign Affairs diplomat Sim Siong Chye was convicted of filming a naked boy at a public bath in Tokyo.
Sim was fined 300,000 yen (S$2,700) by a Tokyo court for voyeurism after authorities found multiple photos of nude men on his phone.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs subsequently dismissed Sim from his position in April 2024, resulting in the loss of his diplomatic status.
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