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Actress Yoshiko Mita has decided to live together with her second son, Yuya Takahashi, who is currently serving time for violating the Stimulants Control Act, according to a report from “Josei Seven Plus.” Takahashi was first arrested in 1998 as a high school senior and has since been arrested repeatedly on drug-related charges; at the time, Mita drew criticism for reportedly giving him a monthly allowance of over 500,000 yen. On 5ch, the thread buzzed with jabs at the mother (“it’s about time she cut the apron strings”), discussion of the system requiring a guarantor for parole, and claims that the family had several other “problem children.”
Yoshiko Mita Reportedly “Decides to Live Together” With Imprisoned Son Yuya Takahashi… “I’ll Take His Whole Fee” — Family Once Reported as Trapped in “Mooching Hell”
In a report published September 18 by “Josei Seven Plus,” actress Yoshiko Mita was said to have decided to move in with her second son, Yuya Takahashi.
“Mita’s second son, Yuya Takahashi, who has worked as a singer and actor, has been arrested repeatedly on suspicion of violating the Stimulants Control Act. When he was first arrested in 1998, he was a high school senior. At the time, it was also reported that Mita was giving the suspect Takahashi a monthly allowance of over 500,000 yen, drawing criticism for her overprotectiveness.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
He's long past adulthood — let him fend for himself.
Sounds like she's fully planning on making him care for her someday.
She's never given a thought to his feelings, not even when he was a kid.
It's probably the serious, low-key eldest son who ends up as her caregiver.
He was raised pretty strictly. The second son, who she doted on more, turned out like this because she spoiled him.
Best Father: Ebizō (has a secret child)
If she actually moves in with him, she'll probably end up dead.
He'll probably blow the inheritance living it up, run out of money fast, and turn to crime.
I thought he'd gotten married and had kids.
Same, my memory of him stopped right there too.
His mother has to act as guarantor for him to get parole, right?
So this "living together" thing is basically forced on her.
Once he's served his full term after parole, she'll kick him out again.
What happens in cases like this if you can't find a guarantor?
Does that mean you can't get out even after serving your full sentence?
Doesn't a probation volunteer (hogoshi) get assigned instead?
I don't know the details either, but if you serve out your full sentence you shouldn't need a guarantor.
A guarantor is only required for parole before the sentence is fully served.
But apparently if you don't have a guarantor, you can still get parole by living at a rehabilitation facility until your term is up.
He's even tied, indirectly, to a past murder case through lending out that car.
Keiko Awaji's son was pretty wild too, you know.
Though he ended up taking his own life in the end, so I guess he's "better" than this idiot son.
That's still more of a contribution to society than plenty of ordinary people manage.
So what does that say about young people who get sent to prison over far fewer drug offenses?
Or was he dodging real sentences this whole time thanks to his parents' influence?
Had no idea he'd done it that many times.
Use that allowance money to pay for it.
So there were other problem sons besides this still-living idiot one?
Eldest son: declared bankruptcy
Second son: no details available, an ordinary private citizen
Third son: died in a traffic accident
Fourth son: broke into the family home to steal, was arrested, then took his own life
That's an incredibly light sentence.
Seems pretty likely he'll be right back at it once he's out.
In the past she would've just dumped the whole thing on her close friend Lee Ryeo-seon and looked the other way, but now that Lee has passed away, she had no choice but to take him in herself.
She'll probably cut him loose again once he's out and they've lived together just for show.
Ah, so that's the real story.
Guess she doesn't have much of a maternal instinct after all.
Makes you wonder where all that money kept coming from.
She played the ideal Japanese mother on screen and was the reigning "queen of commercials" from the '90s onward.
Background and Key Points of the Discussion
For someone serving time on charges like drug offenses to be granted parole, a guarantor (identity guarantor) is often required, and it’s not unusual for a family member to take on that role on condition of living together. In the thread, one recurring view was that this “decision to live together” may be less about rebuilding an emotional bond and more a practical necessity tied to that system. The Mita family has repeatedly made headlines as a “mooching hell” ever since the son’s first arrest in 1998, when it emerged that Mita had been giving him a large monthly allowance, and this latest news is being read against that backdrop. That said, some posts speculate well beyond what’s publicly confirmed, including claims about other siblings’ histories, so it’s worth noting that parts of this remain unverified.
*This article was compiled by excerpting and summarizing the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] Yoshiko Mita Reportedly “Decides to Live Together” With Imprisoned Son Yuya Takahashi… “I’ll Take His Whole Fee” — Once Reported as “Mooching Hell”.”
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