Hokkaido Prefectural Police arrested a Japan Post contract employee. Iwasa Yuriko (岩佐由理子), 55, who worked at Obihiro Post Office, was arrested on suspicion of receiving cash in exchange for leaking resident information learned through postal operations.
Hokkaido Prefectural Police announced that it had arrested Iwasa Yuriko (岩佐由理子), a Japan Post contract employee, on suspicion of violating the Japan Post Law (aggravated bribery). She is alleged to have received cash in exchange for leaking resident information she had obtained.\n\nIwasa (岩佐), who was arrested, worked at Obihiro Post Office. The arrest was made on 29 September 2026. She is 55 and resides in Nishi 16-jo Minami, Obihiro.