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Kyoto Court Suit Seeks ¥230M Over YouTuber Defamation

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  • Saeko Nakano filed a ¥230 million damages lawsuit against YouTuber Miki Ikeda and two others in Kyoto District Court.
  • Nakano alleges her 73-year-old son Takuma committed suicide after Ikeda’s defamatory video.
  • Ikeda, known as Shinjuku 109 KENZO, posted a June video labeling Takuma a “massive merger and acquisition scammer.”
  • Kyoto police arrested Ikeda for defamation and detained Makoto Akagi and Yuki Yasuda for alleged extortion.