Police in Japan have arrested a YouTuber and former MP over threats he allegedly made to celebrities. Yoshikazu Higashitani, known on YouTube as GaaSyy, is famous for his celebrity gossip videos.

Police on June 4 arrested former Upper House member Yoshikazu Higashitani, better known as YouTuber GaaSyy, on suspicion of repeatedly threatening celebrities, investigative sources said.

Police in Tokyo effectively treated lawmaker-turned-YouTuber GaaSyy like a gangster on June 24 by serving him a fresh arrest warrant for allegedly intimidating witnesses on video-sharing sites.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Former Japanese lawmaker and YouTuber GaaSyy was indicted Friday over online threats he allegedly made against individuals, including a celebrity, prosecutors said. The 51-year ...

Former Japanese lawmaker and YouTuber GaaSyy admitted to online intimidation against celebrities during his first trial hearing on Tuesday, while his defense team denied he was a "chronic" offender.

Yoshikazu Higashitani became Japan's first lawmaker to be kicked out of parliament without ever entering it Police in Japan have arrested a YouTuber and former MP over threats he allegedly made to ...

Police in Japan have arrested a YouTuber and former MP over threats he allegedly made to celebrities. Yoshikazu Higashitani, known on YouTube as GaaSyy, is famous for his celebrity gossip videos.

Yoshikazu Higashitani, known on YouTube as GaaSyy, is famous for his celebrity gossip videos. Local media said he returned to Japan from the UAE, two months after Tokyo police issued his arrest ...