Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefA man has been charged by Tokyo prosecutors over online abuse of Kimura Hana, a female pro-wrestler and star of reality TV show “Terrace House” who died last year.
But a broadcast ethics probe found that local broadcaster Fuji Television Network had not violated her human rights.Kimura is understood to have died by suicide in May last year after receiving online abuse about her appearance and personality.
The show, which involved six young people sharing living quarters, aired within Japan on FujiTV and on global streamer Netflix elsewhere.
It was canceled after Kimura’s death.A spokesman for Tokyo Prosecutors’ Office said they had made a “summary indictment,” concerning public insults, against a man from.
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