Singer Noriyuki Makihara given suspended term for drug possession
In handing down the ruling, the Tokyo District Court said the possession was a "malign crime reflecting his lack of hesitation toward illegal drugs."
Two-year term sought for singer-songwriter Noriyuki Makihara in drug case
Popular singer-songwriter Noriyuki Makihara pleaded guilty Tuesday to possession of illegal drugs in the first hearing of his trial at the Tokyo District Court, with prosecutors seeking a two-year prison term. Prosecutors said the 51-year-old had been using the liquid inhalant isobutyl nitrite, a type ...
Singer Noriyuki Makihara allegedly admits to taking drugs again after his 1999 conviction
Singer-songwriter Noriyuki Makihara, who has been arrested on suspicion of illegal drug possession, has confessed he began using drugs again sometime after his 1999 conviction for a similar case.
Pop singer Noriyuki Makihara again arrested over drug possession
Police arrested pop singer Noriyuki Makihara, 50, for alleged illegal stimulant possession, investigative sources said Thursday. According to NHK, police found 0.083 gram of stimulant at his condominium in Tokyo's Minato Ward in April 2018. Later police concluded Makihara himself owned the substance, which led ...
Forget drugs, monotony is the real threat to Japan's music industry
Japan has a drug problem. Everywhere you look — from the creepy, teen-host-club pop of Sexy Zone to the soft-rock balladry of Ikimono Gakari — children are being exposed to music that has been made with no obvious influence from drugs whatsoever. The music industry ...
