On July 23rd at approximately 10:45 AM, on the first floor of the Chitose Cultural Center located at Hokuei 2 in the city of Chitose, Hokkaido, a man broke into singer Haida Shoko�s (32) waiting room. This man was in the process of stealing Haida�s wallet when her male manager (41) caught him in the act.� The two quarreled with each other and the man punched Haida�s manager in the face numerous times before fleeing.� The Chitose Hokkaido police are treating the incident as a robbery and are currently searching for the man�s whereabouts.� Haida�s manager sustained some injuries.

According to insiders, at the time of the robbery, Haida was in rehearsal and the room was unlocked. The man is described to be about 50 years old with a height of 175 cm. He was wearing a white long-sleeved shirt, dark-colored pants, work gloves, and carried a gray shoulder bag. �Haida is visiting Hokkaido because she will perform in concerts starting in the afternoon on July 23rd.

Source: Mainichi

Image: Haida Shoko's Official Site