The man had allegedly been loitering suspiciously near the Fukuoka city residence of an 18-year-old female HKT48 idol group member.
HKT48 is AKB48’s Fukuoka-based sister group, founded in 2011 under the same brand concept of “idols you can meet.”
Arata had allegedly been participating in HKT48 handshake events for three years.
The idol’s family claimed to have witnessed Arata take a garbage bag from the residence on May 29, which prompted them to contact the authorities.
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