Man may have been confined in cage for over 20 years
Jiji -- Apr 08
A man with a disability was forced to live in a wooden cage on the premises of his house in Sanda, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, for a long time, possibly more than 20 years, it was learned Saturday.

No notable health damage on the 42-year-old man has been confirmed, but the city government has taken him into protective custody at a welfare facility, suspecting that he may have been abused.

The Hyogo prefectural police department received a report about the man from the government in February.

The father of the man, Yoshitane Yamasaki, was arrested on Saturday on confinement charges. He admitted the charges, citing violent behavior of his son, investigative sources said.

The father, 73, allegedly confined his eldest son into a wooden cage about 1.8 meters wide, about 90 centimeters deep and some one meter high between around 10 a.m. on Jan. 18 and around 10 p.m. on Jan. 19.

兵庫県三田市で障害がある42歳の長男を檻(おり)に監禁したとして、父親が逮捕されました。長男は長年、檻での生活を強いられていたとみられます。
News sources: Jiji, ANNnewsCH