His car was ticketed and towed by the police, and to cover up the offense Akira Kuroiwa, then Public Relations Manager for the team, lied to the police that Kuroiwa operated the car and committed the parking violation that night. The cover-up was blown by a tabloid whose photojournalist recorded the whole incident.
Akira Kuroiwa's vehicle was pulled over by the authorities, and to avoid blame, he, as team PR manager, concocted an alibi, stating he was driving the car and had committed the parking offense that night. Nevertheless, this deception was soon exposed by a tabloid photographer who recorded the entire incident.