Japanese actress Sakai surrenders after week on the run
Last Updated: Sunday, August 9, 2009 | 9:53 AM ET
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Japanese actress Noriko Sakai turned herself in to Tokyo police on Saturday after disappearing earlier in the week when her husband was arrested on suspicion of drug possession.
(Kyodo News/Associated Press)Japanese actress Noriko Sakai has surrendered to police in Tokyo after disappearing earlier in the week when her husband was detained on drug charges.
Police had issued an arrest warrant for Sakai, whose career blossomed on her clean-cut image, after finding a small quantity of drugs in her apartment.
After surrendering on Saturday, the 38-year-old performer was arrested on suspicion of possessing illegal stimulants.
"Noriko Sakai was arrested last night and we would like to offer an apology to all her fans for the trouble caused," Masahisa Aizawa, president of Sakai's management company, Sun Music, said on Sunday.
"I would like her to reflect on what she has done and feel the weight of the crime she has committed [and] I would strongly urge her to seek rehabilitation."
Sakai's husband, Yuichi Takaso, 41, was arrested Aug. 3. The next day, Takaso's mother asked Tokyo Metropolitan Police to search for the actress and her 10-year-old son. The son was found on Thursday in Tokyo.
Sakai rose to fame at 16 as a singer and in the 1990s turned to acting. She is popular all over Asia and news of her disappearance dominated headlines during the week.
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