'Missing' Tekken creator found: Harada was 'at home drinking tequila'

On June 4 the Tekken Project's support team posted an update on Katsuhiro Harada's Twitter profile, reporting that the much-loved Namco producer was missing.

*This is TEKKEN Project support team*Mr.Harada has been missing from office since a week ago. We are still searching for him. Thanks.— Katsuhiro Harada (@Harada_TEKKEN) June 5, 2013

A day later, the team was reportedly able to confirm Harada-san was safe using his Steam activity. Although his account showed regular activity, Harada-san still had not reported to work, leading to doubt it was actually him using the account.

...cont)However, we were able to confirm he has been logged into Steam daily, so we believe he is OK, but just has not shown up for work.— Katsuhiro Harada (@Harada_TEKKEN) June 5, 2013

Thankfully, Harada-san has since resurfaced, along with an explanation for his absence: he was drinking and playing games.

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and I'll be at E3, so don't worry.　I'm alive (proof)　生きてます写真--->bit.ly/19LWiPn— Katsuhiro Harada (@Harada_TEKKEN) June 6, 2013

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Panic over. God speed, Harada-san.