‘I wanted to see naked women,’ says man arrested for entering female bathing area at hot spring resort

Japan Today19 October 2026, 07:35 UTCJapan

Police in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, have arrested a 36-year-old man for trespassing into the women’s area of a hot spring facility. The incident occurred at around 11 p.m.…

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