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Netflix reality show cast member arrested in Japan over alleged unlicensed bar service
Aichi police arrested three people on suspicion of running an unlicensed bar service in Nagoya, Japan.
One is Ayuka Oguri, 31, who is known as Asun and appeared on the Netflix dating show Love Jōtō.
Police allege that on August 15, staff at the bar guri in the city’s Nishiki district served food and drinks while providing customer service in booth seats.
They say the business did not have the required permission from the Aichi Public Safety Commission.
The other two arrested are a 44-year-old man and a 36-year-old bar employee.
The alleged offence concerns rules governing businesses that provide food and drink alongside customer service.
Police have made arrests on suspicion of operating without permission; the account gives no further details about what happens next.
Aichі Prefectural Police arrested three people on suspicion of operating an unlicensed bar in central Nagoya.
Among them was Ayaka Oguri, 31, known as “Assun,” who appeared on Netflix’s dating reality show Love Joto.
Police allege the bar served food and drinks and allowed staff to entertain customers without permission.
The alleged offence took place on August 15 at guri, in Nagoya’s Nishiki 3 district.
The three suspects were arrested on November 15.
- Who
- Ayaka Oguri, 31, known as “Assun,” and two other people.
- What
- They were arrested on suspicion of operating an unlicensed bar and providing customer entertainment.
- When
- The alleged offence took place on August 15; the arrests were made on November 15, 2026.
- Where
- At the guri bar in Nishiki 3, Naka Ward, Nagoya, Japan.
- Why
- Police allege they served food and drinks and had staff entertain customers without the required permission.
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Police allege the suspects provided food, drinks and customer entertainment at guri without permission.
Aichi Prefectural Police arrested three people on suspicion of violating the Entertainment Business Act.
- Suspects
- Three people, including Ayaka Oguri, 31
- Stage name
- Assun
- Bar
- guri, Nishiki 3, Naka Ward, Nagoya
- Alleged offence date
- August 15
- Arrest date
- November 15, 2026