TOKYO - The Tokyo District Court on October 6 fined television personality Dewi Sukarno, widely known in Japan as Dewi Fujin, 200,000 yen after finding the 86-year-old guilty of assaulting two women who worked for her agency, including a former manager.
The sentence matched the prosecution's request.
Sukarno was accused of throwing objects, including a champagne glass, at a female employee of her agency at a restaurant in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in February 2025 and of assaulting another woman, who was her manager at the time, at an animal hospital in Shibuya Ward in October 2025.
According to the charges, the second assault included repeatedly striking the former manager in the chest and abdomen as well as kicking her.
Appearing in court on the afternoon of October 6 wearing a light blue dress, Sukarno stood with her chest held high and silently watched the judge as the sentence was announced.
At her first hearing in June, Sukarno largely admitted the charges and expressed remorse, saying, "I have a side of me that is like an instant water heater, so I want to be more careful."
However, during a hearing on September 8, she reversed her position and denied key parts of the allegations. "I did not throw a champagne glass, and I did not hit or kick anyone at all," she said.
She also told the court, "I cannot understand why I am here, but I reflect on the fact that my own shortcomings have led to this."
Prosecutors sought a fine of 200,000 yen, arguing that Sukarno had not demonstrated sufficient reflection on her conduct. They noted that while she had spoken of regret and remorse, she had also said she wanted the victims to apologize to her and claimed she did not remember kicking anyone.
The defense argued that Sukarno had already suffered substantial social consequences, including losing television program appearances.
In its October 6 ruling, the Tokyo District Court rejected Sukarno's denial that she had thrown a champagne glass.
The court said her testimony was vague, unreasonable and inconsistent with photographs showing glass fragments at the scene.
Regarding the assault on the former agency staff member, the court described throwing objects, including a champagne glass, as dangerous conduct. It said Sukarno became angry over a difference of opinion and resorted to violence in a short-sighted manner, leaving no circumstances that warranted leniency.
The court also described the assault on her former manager as rough conduct carried out repeatedly.
The judge then imposed the 200,000 yen fine requested by prosecutors.
After the ruling was delivered, Sukarno turned toward her lawyer and spread both arms before bowing and leaving the courtroom.
Source: TBS
