Actress Sakai offers tearful apology

Actress Sakai offers tearful apology

TOKYO, Japan - Noriko Sakai, a 38-year-old former pop idol indicted for possession and use of stimulant drugs, offers a tearful apology to her fans in a press conference shortly after her release on bail from a police cell in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2009, following her arrest on Aug. 8. Her first court hearing is scheduled for Oct. 26 at the Tokyo District Court. (Kyodo)

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