Two black Americans, one identified as dancer James Blackstone (James “King Tight” Blackstone or James Blackston), and another unnamed teen, (reported as Larry Perry) have been arrested in connection with the death of an Irish exchange student, Nicola Furlong, in Tokyo, Japan

Both black men were arrested for fondling a friend of the victim in a taxi cab. It is not clear if the men were connected to rapper Nicki Minaj, whose concert Nicola Furlong had attended. The U.S. State Department confirmed that two black Americans were arrested and a police investigation is underway. Nicola Furlong died from asphyxiation. Furlong, who attended Takasaki City University of Economics in Gunma Prefecture, died after spending a night in the Keio Plaza Hotel following the Nicki Minaj concert. Blackston has served as background dancer for Omarion and Marques Houston in Osaka. He appeared in music videos for the Black Eyed Peas, Chris Brown, and J. Lo. One of the two black suspects, a 19-year-old who identified himself as a musician, was in the room with the woman when hotel staff went up to probe a complaint about loud noise. The two black men were charged with indecent assault on the student’s 21-year-old female friend, who was in a separate room with the other man, but police suspect they were involved in the student’s death. Furlong arrived with her friend in Tokyo and after catching a concert at a club in Koto Ward the two black men approached them and invited them to a meal. After deciding to take a cab to the hotel, where both black men were staying, the two raped the Irish woman’s drunk friend inside the taxi. Upon arriving at the hotel, the musician paired off with the Irish woman and the other two went to a different room.