 On December 9, 1986, Higashi was one of those who were arrested at the offices of "Friday" magazine, after he and other members of Takeshi Kitano's group attacked the magazine offices (among others spraying fire extinguishers) to protest a critical article about Takeshi Kitano that the magazine had published.All attackers were sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for two years.On October 13, 1998, a manager of a so-called image club (a type of brothel) was arrested for employing underage girls.