90-Year-Old Man Arrested in Osaka for Vandalizing Government Building with Graffiti

Japanese police on Thursday arrested a man in his 90s on suspicion of drawing graffiti on a government building in the city of Osaka.

According to a senior police official in Osaka, officers arrived at the scene after a security guard at the building made an emergency call at 9:45 a.m. (0045 GMT) reporting a "mark drawn in red paint." The stone marker in front of the prosecutor's office, which read "Public Prosecutor's Office," was found to have been scrolled upon.

The arrested elderly man admitted to investigators that he had drawn an "unauthorized drawing" on the marker. According to officials, the incident is not politically motivated, and the individual appears to have acted for personal reasons.

This incident has drawn attention in Japan regarding the security and preservation of public buildings, particularly in cases of unexpected legal violations committed by elderly individuals.