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Yokohama says after-school staff suspected of filming 40-50 boys
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Yokohama City said on 6 October that a male staff member at an after-school kids club is suspected of secretly filming about 40 to 50 boys in a boys' toilet. Kanagawa Prefectural Police are investigating, and the man — who had already resigned — was found to possess numerous still images and videos, according to Sankei Shimbun and Nikkei. The city said it would now bar staff from bringing smartphones into the clubs at all, after previously restricting their use.
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Yokohama City announced on 6 October that it had confirmed a suspected secret filming case at an after-school kids club, according to Sankei Shimbun and Nikkei, whose report is credited to Kyodo. The city said a male staff member at the club is suspected of filming boys, and that the number of children affected is believed to be about 40 to 50. Kanagawa Prefectural Police are investigating the matter as a secret filming case, the reports said. Tokyo Shimbun and Nishi-Nippon Shimbun also reported that the prefectural police are investigating the man. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
According to Sankei Shimbun and Nikkei, the case came to light in May when a child's guardian consulted the kids club and the prefectural police. The police investigation confirmed that the man possessed many still images and videos believed to have been taken in a boys' toilet, the two reports said. The staff member had already resigned for personal reasons before the case was discovered, they said. Tokyo Shimbun's headline likewise said the male staff member had left his job. [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
Yokohama City had already banned staff at the after-school kids clubs from using smartphones in July 2025, after a secret filming image-sharing case involving a teachers' group led to the arrest of a municipal elementary school teacher, Sankei Shimbun and Nikkei reported. In response to the newly confirmed case, the city said it would prohibit staff from bringing smartphones into the clubs at all, the two reports said. [ 3 , 4 ]
The after-school kids club is a Yokohama City programme that provides after-school places for elementary school children regardless of whether their parents work, and private entities operate it, according to Sankei Shimbun and Nikkei. The documents do not name the man, the school or the specific club, and do not say whether he has been arrested or charged. [ 3 , 4 ]
Почему это важно
The case points to a child-safety and supervision problem at a municipal after-school programme, and it follows an earlier secret filming case involving a municipal elementary school teacher. Yokohama City's move to ban staff from bringing smartphones into the clubs tightens rules for a programme that private operators run on the city's behalf, though the documents do not say whether the man will face charges.
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- Yokohama City announced on 6 October that it confirmed a suspected secret filming case at an after-school kids club. [ 3 , 4 ]
- A male staff member is suspected of secretly filming about 40 to 50 boys in a boys' toilet, according to the city's account. [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
- Kanagawa Prefectural Police are investigating the case. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- The staff member had already resigned for personal reasons before the case came to light. [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
- The police investigation found the man possessed many still images and videos believed to have been taken in the boys' toilet, Sankei Shimbun and Nikkei reported. [ 3 , 4 ]
- The case came to light in May when a child's guardian consulted the kids club and the prefectural police, according to Sankei Shimbun and Nikkei. [ 3 , 4 ]
- Yokohama City said it will ban staff at the clubs from bringing smartphones in, after having banned smartphone use there since July 2025. [ 3 , 4 ]
- The after-school kids club is a Yokohama City programme providing after-school places for elementary school children regardless of whether their parents work, and private entities operate it. [ 3 , 4 ]
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- Yokohama City announced on 6 October that it confirmed a suspected secret filming case at an after-school kids club. [ 3 , 4 ]
- A male staff member is suspected of secretly filming about 40 to 50 boys in a boys' toilet. [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
- Kanagawa Prefectural Police are investigating the case. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- The staff member had already resigned before the case came to light. [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
- The police investigation found the man possessed many still images and videos believed to have been taken in the boys' toilet. [ 3 , 4 ]
- The case came to light in May when a child's guardian consulted the kids club and the prefectural police. [ 3 , 4 ]
- Yokohama City said it will ban staff from bringing smartphones into the clubs. [ 3 , 4 ]
Пока неясно
- Whether the man has been arrested or charged. The documents say police are investigating but none reports an arrest or charges.
- The exact number of children filmed. The documents give an approximate figure of about 40 to 50.
- The identity of the man, the school and the specific kids club involved. No document names them.
- How the man's resignation relates to the timing of the discovery. The documents say only that he had resigned for personal reasons before the case came to light, without giving dates.
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- Tokyo Shimbun publishes a report that a staff member at an after-school programme is suspected of filming about 40 people and that Kanagawa Prefectural Police are investigating a man. [ 1 ]
- Nishi-Nippon Shimbun publishes a report on the same suspected filming case. [ 2 ]
- Sankei Shimbun publishes a detailed report including the May consultation, the images and videos found, and the city's planned smartphone ban. [ 3 ]
- Nikkei publishes a report, credited to Kyodo, with the same account as Sankei Shimbun. [ 4 ]