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Missing Japanese pop star Sakai turns herself in

(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-08-09 10:50

Noriko Sakai (back in black) was arrested on Saturday on a drug possession charge, news reports said. [peopledaily.com.cn]

TOKYO: Japanese actress Noriko Sakai turned herself in to Tokyo police and was arrested on drug charges Saturday evening, according to local broadcaster NHK.

The 38-year-old actress had been missing since her husband was arrested earlier this week for alleged drug possession.

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Sakai, whose disappearance sparked a media frenzy in Japan and other Asian countries, was well-known throughout the region, especially in the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan, because of her songs and TV dramas during the 1990s.

Tokyo police said Saturday night they could not immediately confirm the report.

Sakai's husband, Yuichi Takaso, 41, was stopped in central Tokyo earlier in the week by police, who allegedly found drugs when they searched him, according to reports.

Questions concerning Sakai's whereabouts have dominated headlines since Takaso's arrest, with her mother-in-law asking police to search for her, and the president of her management agency holding a news conference and urging her not to go through the difficult time by herself.

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