American arrested after bringing gun into Japan undetected: police

An American man was arrested in Kobe last month after he allegedly brought a handgun and ammunition into Japan in his luggage by mistake and passed through airport customs undetected, local police said Wednesday.The man, identified as Rand Alan Peterson, 73, is believed to have come through Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture with the gun in his suitcase on a flight from Hawaii on March 22. He was arrested on March 24 on suspicion of possessing a firearm.The case has highlighted concerns over screening measures ahead of the World Exposition in the city of Osaka, with a large number of intern…READ FULL ARTICLE