The minor, who is a first-year high school student in Oki, Fukuoka Prefecture, is accused of extorting the 29-year-old man out of 40,000 yen in cash on Jan 8, Fuji TV reported.
According to police, the two became acquainted over a dating app with the mutual intention to form a papakatsu relationship. At the time of their encounter, they were accompanied by the girl’s friend and ate together at a restaurant in Kurume City. There, she picked a fight with him by claiming he took a non-consensual photo up her skirt under the table. She told the man she would be quiet for 40,000 yen, which he paid her.
Following the initial payment of 40,000 yen, the 16-year-old demanded in a message that he pay another 150,000 yen if he wished to settle the matter out of court, but he refused.
Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito marks his 59th birthday on Saturday. He will ascend to the throne on May 1st, one day after his father, Emperor Akihito, abdicates.
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All Nippon Airways said Friday it was forced to delay a domestic flight earlier this week after a co-pilot failed an alcohol breath test despite new rules. (Japan Today) 
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, says data from the Hayabusa2 space probe shows it had landed on the asteroid Ryugu. The spacecraft's task is to collect rock samples.
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A mother and her boyfriend were arrested Thursday for allegedly injuring the woman's 8-year-old daughter by binding her wrists and forcing her into a cold bath at their home in Fukuoka Prefecture last month, police said. (Japan Times) 
Tokyo Metropolitan Police on Thursday arrested two former employees of a hostess club in Edogawa Ward for allegedly dumping the corpse of a man who died after excessive drinking, reports the Sankei Shimbun (tokyoreporter.com) 
The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday sentenced a man to 12 years in prison for abducting a teenage girl and keeping her in captivity for two years from 2014, annulling the lower court ruling that gave him a nine-year jail term. (Japan Today) 
Air travelers in Japan can expect some relief for their pocketbooks this spring. The country's biggest airlines say they are going to slash fuel surcharges for many of their international flights.
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Japan recorded its biggest trade deficit in almost five years in January, extending its run of red ink to a fourth month as exports to China tumbled.
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A Japanese court on Tuesday ordered two former classmates of a junior high school student -- who killed himself in 2011 -- to pay damages totaling about 37.5 million yen, acknowledging that their bullying led to his death. (Japan Today) 
Honda Motor says it plans to shut down its manufacturing plant in Swindon, southwest England, in 2021.
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