The Yanagawa City Fire Department apologized following the DUI arrest of firefighter Yuta Takada on February 6th, the second such case in a month. Despite departmental calls for a drinking ban among staff, Takada, 29, was detained for drunk driving, a charge he denies. Fire Chief Toshihiko Matsufuji expressed deep apologies for these repeated incidents, committing to stronger preventive actions to restore public trust. Source: NHK
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