Japanese held for illegal entry of U.S. base may have posed as serviceman

A Japanese man working for a major trading firm was arrested in Japan on Thursday on suspicion of entering the U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka, near Tokyo, without a legitimate reason, police said. He allegedly had fake U.S. military identification."I adore the U.S. military and wanted to be as connected to it as possible," Yoshitaka Mizuno, 45, is quoted by the police as telling investigators. The ID he allegedly used listed him as a "sergeant," they said.Mizuno is suspected of entering the base on Oct. 23, 2025, in violation of a law related to the Status of Forces Agreement between Japan and …READ FULL ARTICLE