Thu, September 7, 2006 (2:42am EDT)
Mangaka Takeshi Obata (Hikaru no Go, Death Note) was arrested on Wednesday for violation of the Guns and Knives Control Law. He was pulled over in his car in the Nerima ward of Tokyo at around 12:45am for driving with his headlights off. The officer found him in possession of a folding army knife with an 8.6cm blade length, which exceeds the maximum 6cm as dictated by the law.
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