Celebrity doctor arrested for alleged stimulant use
Feb. 24
03:09 pm JST
Feb. 24 | 03:56 pm JST
TOKYO
Police in Tokyo have arrested a popular sports medicine doctor on suspicion of violating the Stimulants Control Law.
According to police, Takashi Kurihara, 45, who is the director of Natsumezaka Medical Clinic in Shinjuku Ward, is accused of using
kakuseizai, as stimulant drugs are called in Japanese, last December, Sankei Shimbun reported. A member of Kurihara’s family called 119 after he lapsed into a half-conscious state.
Police said Kurihara tested positive for methamphetamine after a urine sample was taken at a hospital. After completing medical treatment, Kurihara was arrested for violating the stimulant drug control law in mid-February. Furthermore, the arrest warrant accuses Kurihara of using narcotics in other locations in Tokyo last year.