Former Suntory Chair Faces Prosecutors Over Alleged THC Import

In a significant legal development, former Suntory Holdings Chairman Takeshi Niinami has been referred to prosecutors by the Fukuoka Prefectural Police for alleged violations of Japan’s narcotics control laws. The case centers on claims that Niinami imported dietary supplements containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive component in cannabis, from the United States. Niinami, 67, has denied all allegations, maintaining that the supplements were sent without his knowledge by a U.S.-ba