Ex-boxer Yamato avoids jail for assault
The Yomiuri Shimbun
The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday sentenced boxer-turned-actor Takeshi Yamato to 18 months' imprisonment, suspended for four years, for assaulting the owner of a Tokyo sushi restaurant in August by punching him in the face.
According to the court ruling, the 43-year-old Yamato, whose real name is Yoshimitsu Eguchi, became angry when the owner asked him not to come to the restaurant in Meguro Ward again because of his misbehavior there.
Yamato brandished a knife and threatened to kill the owner before punching him, causing an injury that took two weeks to heal.
Yamato, a former Japan middleweight boxing champion, appeared in the "Ultraman" TV series as an actor.
(Dec. 3, 2008)

I liked this article, it is entertaining and also interesting to hear about someone in Japan threatening someone's life. I think alot of time this stuff goes unnoticed but considering the circumstances, the guy being an ex-boxer/celebrity, it was hard to ignore.