Third Arrest Shocks! Kenji Haga Reveals the Truth Behind His Saying, “There’s No Such Thing as a Good Deal”

On September 25, former talent and businessman Kenji Haga (real name: Mikio Tomima, 63) was arrested on suspicion of obstructing enforcement. This marks his third arrest.

Haga is suspected of conspiring with seven members of a Yamaguchi-gumi-affiliated gang in June 2023. They allegedly filed false registrations claiming that ownership of buildings and land in Okinawa, which Haga owned, had been transferred to a company he represented, in an attempt to evade seizure. As of the 26th, the police have not disclosed the statuses of the seven individuals involved.

Additionally, an article published by TBS NEWS DIG on the afternoon of the 26th cited sources familiar with the investigation, suggesting that Haga’s company may have been established for the purpose of making false registrations. It is believed that the lending of funds for purchases and the registrations were carried out under the direction of the gang leaders.

 

Suspect Kenji Haga, transported from Okinawa to Aichi Prefecture.

Haga was arrested on the 25th in Okinawa, where he resides, and was subsequently transported to Aichi Prefecture. At Chubu Centrair International Airport, as he descended the stairs from the airplane, he was wearing a black cap and black mask, making it impossible to discern his expression.

“Haga was arrested in June 2007 for allegedly hiding the original price of unlisted shares and selling them at a high price to evade debts, receiving a six-year prison sentence. In 2019, he was arrested again on suspicion of obstructing enforcement through a fake divorce and received a sentence of one year and two months. He was released again in September 2021 and resumed his entertainment activities while managing a staffing company in Okinawa, but it seems he was unable to fully rehabilitate,” said a reporter from a national newspaper’s social affairs department.