Published old photos show Miura as a young dashing, fun-loving, party-hopper, privileged businessman who rub elbows with Japan’s upper class society.
This year, however, not even his family was around to celebrate his birthday.
His friend who asked not to be identified paid him a visit on Saturday and brought some Japanese food.
But prison guards did not allow him to bring it inside the new Department of Corrections facility.
“We cannot bring anything inside and we cannot eat with them anymore,” he said.
Miura’s wife was supposed to visit him last weekend but postponed it because she got sick, the friend said.
Inmates and detainees on Saipan have been transferred to the new prison maximum security facility.
Miura’s friend said boredom is slowly getting into the Japanese murder suspect who has been detained here since his arrest on Feb. 22 at the Saipan International Airport.
California is seeking his extradition to face murder-related charges.
Miura’s friend said the former businessman has run out of books to read and because he’s the only one who speaks his language in the jail, he finds it difficult to communicate with other inmates and detainees.
“He has nothing to do,” he said.
Superior Court Associate Judge Ramona Manglona twice denied Miura’s request for bail.
The defense is appealing her decision in the CNMI Supreme Court.
Next month, the defense will argue with the prosecution on Miura’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
A hearing for this was scheduled for Sept. 12 in Manglona’s chamber.
