Japanese Actress Convicted Of Drug Use
Noriko Sakai, a Japanese actress and singer who starred in the Japanese 2003 version of The Grudge 2, was convicted of drug use on Monday, reports the Associated Press. Sakai... More »
CD Insight - Nov. 10, 2009
Japanese actress sentenced for stimulant abuse
TOKYO: A Japanese singer-turned-actress known across Asia as a sweet, girl-next-door star was convicted and sentenced yesterday for using illegal stimulants. Noriko Sakai,... More »
People's Daily Online - Nov. 9, 2009
Sakai is handed a suspended 18-month prison term
Former actress and singer Noriko Sakai was sentenced Monday to a suspended 18-month prison term for possessing and using illegal drugs in July and August. The Tokyo District... More »
Japan Times - Nov. 9, 2009
Japan actress Noriko Sakai convicted of drug use
TOKYOJapanese actress Noriko Sakai, once hugely popular in Asia, was convicted of drug use Monday as thousands of people crowded outside the courthouse in anticipation of the... More »
Denver Post - Nov. 9, 2009
Sakai receives suspended sentence on drug charges
Japanese singer-actress Noriko Sakai was given a suspended jail sentence on Monday for using illegal stimulants in the latest celebrity drugs case in Japan. The court handed... More »
Taipei Times Online - Nov. 10, 2009
Japanese Actress Convicted of Drug Use
Japanese actress Noriko Sakai, once hugely popular in Asia, was convicted of drug use Monday as thousands of people crowded outside the courthouse in anticipation of the... More »
BackStage.com - Nov. 10, 2009