Japanese actor arrested for allegedly assisting mother’s suicide

Japanese kabuki actor Ennosuke Ichikawa said his parents had allegedly taken sleeping pills after they talked about 'being reborn together'. Photo: AFP

Japanese kabuki actor Ennosuke Ichikawa has been arrested by the Japanese police on Tuesday for allegedly assisting his mother’s suicide.

On May 18, his parents were found lying in the living room on the second floor of his Tokyo apartment with no external injuries, while he was found in a semi-conscious state in the basement closet.