A reporter from the TV station’s social affairs department said. In August, information was circulated that Yonekura’s apartment had been raided by the Matri (Drug Control Department, Kanto Shinetsu Health and Welfare Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare) on suspicion of violating the Narcotics Control Law, but no arrest was made. The investigation continued, but in October, the news media reported that there might be a major move in the near future. After a few days passed without any “major movement,” most of the press left the scene on October 10. However, on October 11, “Shukan Bunshun” reported that Matri was planning to proceed with a full-scale investigation into Yonekura. According to the same report, a raid by Matri was reportedly conducted on Yonekura’s apartment on August 20. On August 19, Yonekura suddenly stopped posting on Instagram, which she had been doing until then, and has not been seen in public since then.
Why has the investigation of Yonekura continued for so long?
On September 17, Yonekura declined to appear at a photocall ceremony celebrating the reopening of the Ginza flagship store of “BARNEYS NEW YORK,” and cancelled a press conference organized by the Japanese subsidiary of the British luxury car brand “Jaguar Land Rover” that she was scheduled to attend on September 25. On October 6, she also missed the “21st Clarino Beautiful Legs Award 2025,” which honors celebrities with beautiful legs. Industry insiders were particularly upset about the cancellation of the Jaguar Land Rover presentation event. I heard that Yonekura was scheduled to be an ambassador for the company’s latest model, the popular Defender, which was scheduled to be unveiled at the launch event. If she was simply feeling ill, she could have just missed the press event, and there would have been no need to cancel her appointment as an ambassador. Many people were concerned that something serious might be happening to Ms. Yonekura.” (Editor of a fashion magazine) There may be various factors behind the long investigation that has continued since the raid. How will things develop in the future?