Two male security company employees have been arrested in connection with alleged theft and indecent assault against foreign tourists at Narita Airport.
Reports say 25-year-old Yukio Kondo, a guard, was arrested on suspicion of stealing a pouch containing $4,200 (¥640,000) in cash from a Chinese female tourist during a security check at Terminal 3 on October 2. Separately, Harukazu Takayanagi, 22, an employee of a different security firm, was arrested for alleged indecent assault after touching the chest of a Chinese female university student over her clothes inside the station connected to Terminal 2 on November 20.
Both suspects have admitted to the charges in police questioning, raising significant concerns about the safety and security of international visitors at this important Japanese hub.