The former head of an Osaka-based luxury watch-sharing service was arrested Dec. 26 on suspicion of fraud after being a fugitive abroad for nearly two years.

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The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department arrested Takazumi Fukuhara, 44, the former representative of the now-defunct Neo Reverse, which operated the Toke Match sharing service.

Fukuhara, who also used the name Takazumi Kominato, had just returned to Japan from the United Arab Emirates.

According to investigative sources, Fukuhara left for Dubai in January 2024, the same month the service was terminated. Tokyo police obtained an arrest warrant and he was placed on the international wanted list.