Overview

• A 20-year-old man from Sakai City died of hemorrhagic shock two hours after his light van struck a guardrail on Route 161 Bypass in Takashima City just after midnight on July 8.
• Tsushima police are investigating a July 7 incident in which a car being chased by a patrol vehicle collided with another driver’s car at an intersection and fled the scene.
• Gifu Prefectural Police arrested a 31-year-old Vietnamese national in Hashima City on suspicion of attempted murder after he slashed a 26-year-old female technical intern’s arm and back; her injuries are not life-threatening.
• Gifu Prefecture confirmed its first case of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome after a woman in her 60s was bitten by a tick while mowing grass and has since shown signs of recovery in hospital.
• Officials warn the series of incidents highlights the need for a review of police pursuit policies, foreign intern safety measures and summer tick-borne disease precautions.