Key Facts
• Hiroshi Furukawa, 64, arrested for filming a nude woman in a Tokyo hotel.
• Incident occurred on November 28, 2025, at a hotel in Akasaka, Tokyo.
• Victim was a worker from a dispatch-type adult entertainment service.
• Furukawa used his smartphone to record the victim without consent.
• Victim noticed the filming and reported it to the police, leading to the arrest.
• Furukawa admitted to the charges and confessed to similar past actions.
• He was charged with violating the Act on Punishment of Sexual Offenses.
• Furukawa is a third-term councilor and head of the Komeito Party’s prefectural branch.
• He was in Tokyo for a meeting after attending a prefectural assembly session.
• Furukawa began his political career in 2015 after working as a prefectural employee.
Summary
Hiroshi Furukawa, a 64-year-old councilor and head of the Komeito Party’s Tokushima branch, was arrested for filming a nude woman without consent at a Tokyo hotel on November 28, 2025. The victim, a worker from a dispatch-type adult entertainment service, noticed the filming and reported it to the police. Furukawa admitted to the charges and revealed he had committed similar acts in the past. He was charged with violating the Act on Punishment of Sexual Offenses. Furukawa, currently serving his third term as a councilor, was in Tokyo for a meeting after attending a prefectural assembly session. His political career began in 2015 after working as a prefectural employee.
