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Complaint calls: Japanese man arrested 'for making 24,000' bbc.com

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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Akitoshi Okamoto, not pictured, has been accused of "fraudulent obstruction of business"An 71-year-old man has been arrested in Tokyo for making 24,000 complaint calls to his phone operator, police say.
Akitoshi Okamoto is accused of making thousands of calls to KDDI's free number in just eight days, accusing them of violating his contract.
Mr Okamoto denies harassing the firm, and told the police he was the victim in the situation.
Japanese media report Mr Okamoto accused KDDI of violating his contract because his phone was unable to pick up radio broadcasts.
Tokyo's Metropolitan Police said that when Mr Okamoto called the company, he would either insult its customer service staff or demand that a representative visit him to apologise.