Japanese woman liked her ex-boyfriend’s social posts multiple times and the court found her guilty of stalking

A Tokyo woman in Japan liked her ex-boyfriend's X article many times, and a judge today found her guilty of stalking. Schematic diagram of the Tokyo District Court. (Picture taken from the official website of the Japanese Court)

Saito Serina, a 33-year-old woman from Meguro Ward, Tokyo, Japan, was ordered by law enforcement not to approach her boyfriend after she broke up. However, she then liked her ex-boyfriend’s articles on the social platform

According to "NHK" reports, Saito Serina was ordered not to flirt with her ex-boyfriend in March this year. In June, her X post was liked 14 times and forwarded once. In this regard, the defense lawyer alleged that Saito Serina was under the influence of sleeping pills and liked the post without sending any messages. She obviously had no intention of following the trend and should be acquitted. The prosecutor recommended that the judge be sentenced to 6 months in prison.

The trial judge of the Tokyo District Court, Hayashi Hsin-kuan, believed that Saito Serina could not have acted on the post 15 times unconsciously, and scolded her for continuing to engage in malicious behavior that frightened the other party. However, considering that Saito Serina had apologized and reflected, the sentence was suspended.