A U.S. national was arrested Saturday on suspicion of assault after allegedly releasing pepper spray in a parking lot at a shopping mall in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, injuring more than 40 people, local police said.The incident began with a dispute over cigarette smoke, during which the suspect, Lin Eric Yen Ju, used pepper spray that was in his car, the police said. He has admitted to the allegations, with investigators quoting him as saying that he was "attacked as well."The 51-year-old self-described consultant, who lives in the prefecture, is accused of spraying two men, aged 69 and 7…READ FULL ARTICLE
