{"id":176065,"date":"2026-02-13T18:09:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T09:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=176065&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-02-13T18:09:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T09:09:49","slug":"man-arrested-over-laser-incident-on-trains","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/man-arrested-over-laser-incident-on-trains\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Arrested Over Laser Incident on Trains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police in Kitakyushu arrested a 52-year-old company employee on suspicion of obstructing business operations by shining a laser at moving trains. Authorities allege that on the night of December 22, the suspect directed a laser from near a railroad crossing at JR Kurosaki Station toward the driver\u2019s cabins of a local and a freight train. The freight train made an emergency stop and was halted for about six minutes after the driver reported sensing danger. Surveillance footage helped identify the suspect, and a laser pointer believed to have been used was seized from his home. The suspect has denied the allegations, police said. <strong>Source<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.jp\/news\/article.php?id=16922494&#038;ymd=2026-02-12\" target=\"_blank\">KBC<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yomiuri.co.jp\/national\/20260212-GYT1T00001\/\" target=\"_blank\">Yomiuri Shimbun<\/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\/2026\/02\/fnn_laser-pointer-news_2026_WEB.jpeg?resize=1400%2C1044&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1044\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-176066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fnn_laser-pointer-news_2026_WEB.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fnn_laser-pointer-news_2026_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fnn_laser-pointer-news_2026_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C764&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fnn_laser-pointer-news_2026_WEB.jpeg?resize=768%2C573&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo: Fukuoka Now (for image purpose only)<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &#038; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">free weekly newsletter<\/a> today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\">this <strong>form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police in Kitakyushu arrested a 52-year-old company employee on suspicion of obstructing business operations by&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30292,"featured_media":176066,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-176065","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/176065","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\/30292"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176065"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}