The public relations department of TBS reported that the suspect joined the company in April 2015.
The specials credited him as a Seven Senses of the Re’Union producer for TBS.
Police from Shizuoka Prefecture arrested Yo-Kyō, a 30-year-old staff member of TBS Television’s film and anime department, for allegedly kidnapping a teenaged girl from her home.
The company added that it is investigating the matter before dealing with it with strictness and fairness.