She had been kidnapped by Nobuyuki Satō (born 1963), then a 28-year-old mentally disturbed unemployed Japanese man, who forced her into his car, and subsequently held her in the upstairs floor of his apartment in a residential area of Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture for 9 years and two months.
Ia diculik oleh Nobuyuki Satō, seorang pria Jepang pengangguran usia 28 tahun yang memiliki gangguan mental, yang memaksanya masuk ke mobilnya, dan kemudian menempatkannya di lantai atas apartemennya di sebuah wilayah kediaman di Kashiwazaki, Prefektur Niigata selama 9 tahun dua bulan.