Man arrested for sending Yuka Ogina death threats

The police took a 24-year-old man into custody after he sent death threats to Yuka Ogina. Ogina is a member of the late NGT48, which dissolved back in April. Apparently the man in custody faxed in death threats to various news outlets and to Niigata government offices. HoriPro, the agency that represents Ogino, took action against the man arrested and filed a lawsuit but they are also seeking strict punishment against him.

This came after all of the recent controversy that surrounded NGT48. Last December, fellow member Maho Yamaguchi was assaulted right outside of her dorm room by two men. This incident caused so much blowback due to how it was mishandled that it ultimately led to Nigata pulling their support of the group—it was announced last month that NGT48 would be dissolved.