Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department on Monday arrested an employee of Fuji Television Network for alleged habitual gambling on an online casino site.

Yoshitaka Suzuki, the manager in charge of planning at Fuji TV's variety show division, was arrested on suspicion of repeatedly engaging in illegal online gambling, including baccarat, by accessing the overseas site Eldoah Casino from Japan via smartphone between Sept. 22, 2024, and May 13, 2025.

According to investigative sources, the 44-year-old manager admitted to the charge and said that he learned about online gambling from his senior colleague five years ago. The suspect from Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward also said that he thought it would not come out.

The suspect continued to gamble after giving false answers to the company's internal investigation on online casinos, spending some ¥100 million ($679,000) on the site and suffering a loss of about ¥24 million, according to the police.

"We take the case seriously," Fuji TV said in a statement. "We will fully cooperate with the investigation and work to prevent a recurrence of such cases."