Shiga prefectural police regard the incident, in which a hunter with a gun permit allowed TV personality Noburo Harada, 57, to momentarily handle the rifle during the show, as a serious breach of a law concerning the storage and management of firearms So much so, in fact, that on June 12, the prefectural police referred the case to prosecutors. As a result, the hunter, aged 49, along with a 60 year old TV producer and a 37 year old director of the show, could face charges of violating the swords and firearms control law.
Read Original at: The International Herald Tribune (Herald Asahi, Japan)