{"id":170825,"date":"2025-05-08T11:41:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T02:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=170825&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-05-08T11:41:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T02:41:27","slug":"man-arrested-vandalizing-ldp-fukuoka-office","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/man-arrested-vandalizing-ldp-fukuoka-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Arrested for Vandalizing LDP Fukuoka Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 64-year-old unemployed man from Fukuoka City, Takashi Oishi, was arrested on suspicion of property damage after allegedly spraying red paint on the door of the Liberal Democratic Party\u2019s Fukuoka Prefectural office in Hakata Ward on May 7. The incident occurred around 3:20 p.m., and was reported by a staff member who noticed suspicious activity in the parking area and found the door defaced. The suspect fled the scene but was apprehended by police several hundred meters away. He admitted to the act and reportedly stated his motive was to express opposition to the ruling LDP administration.<\/span><b> Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/fukuoka-news\/20250507\/5010028102.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_jiminto_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C804&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"804\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-170827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_jiminto_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_jiminto_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C172&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_jiminto_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C588&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fnn_jiminto_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C441&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 64-year-old unemployed man from Fukuoka City, Takashi Oishi, was arrested on suspicion of property damage after allegedly spraying red paint on the door of the Liberal Democratic Party\u2019s Fukuoka Prefectural office in Hakata Ward on May 7. The incident occurred around 3:20 p.m., and was reported by a staff member who noticed suspicious activity [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":170833,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-170825","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-hakata-ku","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/170825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170825"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}