This is an update to a previously shared story. A 60-year-old associate professor at Seinan Gakuin University, who was arrested in April for allegedly striking a high school student with his bag while passing on a street in Fukuoka’s Sawara Ward, will not face charges. The Fukuoka District Public Prosecutors Office dropped the case on September 1, citing a comprehensive review of the circumstances. Source: NHK

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