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Ep 022: Japan Crime Files #2: When Fusako Sano was nine years old, she vanished after school in 1990. She was abducted and held captive for nine years by Nobuyuki Satō, a 28 year old Japanese man. This case took place in Niigata prefecture and often referenced as the “Niigata girl confinement incident”. It holds record of the longest confinement kidnapping case in Japan. Tune in to hear the details of this crime incident and what happened to Sano.**Content Warning** Physical Abuse and Violence. Not for minors. Listener discretion is advised.Check out our previous episode in this series. S2E15- The Kobe School Killer - Seito Sakakibara Time Codes 03:49 Case intro 04:04 Part 1: The Abduction 11:10 Part 2: Life in Captivity 28:02 Part 3: Sano’s Discovery 38:20 Part 4: Satō’s Prosecution Review, Rate, & Follow our podcast! Share us on your socials and tag us for a shoutout!@abnrmljapan #abnrmljapan Blog https://www.abnrmljapan.com/ Follow us Instagram • Facebook • Twitter Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6iU8BmwzYKvMo6jhXs0qHg Support the Podcast https://www.patreon.com/abnrmljapan Other Listening Platforms & Links https://linktr.ee/abnrmljapan Case Resources https://wikivisually.com/wiki/Fusako_Sano https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2003/07/11/national/man-who-held-girl-for-nine-years-to-serve-14-supreme-court-rules/#.XduGGJMzY8Z https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2002/01/23/national/girls-nine-year-captor-gets-14-year-term/#.XduGG5MzY8Z https://apnews.com/2275b7fd8cc18cb4012471e78a55994a http://www.everybodykills.com/fusako-sano-and-the-niigata-girl-confinement-incident/ https://www.deseret.com/2000/2/4/19554106/girl-s-9-years-of-captivity-shocks-japan http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/761787.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/623459.stm https://japantoday.com/category/features/kuchikomi/forgotten-celebrities-villains-victims-20-years-later Music Used 808 Doorbell Chime By Unicorn Heads Does it Float? By Otis McDonald Spoops By STRYSTYL