TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a female office worker for impersonating a male Chinese national in the taking of the TOEIC exam, reports Kyodo News (Feb. 26).
Last May, Rui Moriyama, a 37-year-old resident of Shinjuku Ward, allegedly took the TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) on behalf of the Chinese vocational student, then aged 19.
According to police, she impersonated the Chinese national and wrote his name on the answer sheet.
Upon her arrest on suspicion of forgery and use of a sealed private document, Moriyama remained silent.
Police also arrested the Chinese national. “I requested someone to take the test on my behalf. I paid about 1 million yen,” he said.
Moriyama scored 955 out of 990 possible points.
Moriyama has been arrested and indicted on the same charges in other cases, including the impersonating of a Chinese woman to take entrance exams for Toyo University Graduate School.
As a part of the investigation, police seized several wigs from Moriyama’s home.
