Police said Wednesday they have arrested a veteran member of the Fukuoka Prefecture Police for allegedly taking money in return for leaking personal information and a former president of a credit research company for providing bribes for the information.
Norifumi Chiyohara, 51, an assistant inspector in the third section of the Public Security Bureau in Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, allegedly took 10 bribes between late January and May from Kazuhiro Toba, 43, former president of a credit research firm.
Chiyohara accepted a total of ¥158,000 in bribes, according to the police.