Overview

• Police detained former employee Kimura Touya, 22, about 250 meters from the facility and say he admitted stabbing a victim.
• Residents Toshiko Kobayashi and Akiko Uwai, both 89, were found bleeding before dawn in their rooms and were pronounced dead at hospital.
• Investigators seized a sheathed knife with apparent blood and reviewed security footage that shows a figure believed to be the suspect carrying a blade, then recovered a bag and clothing.
• Police report multiple upper-body stab wounds with no signs of struggle, and autopsies are planned to confirm causes of death.
• The facility has multiple entrances and many rooms were left unlocked overnight, and police are examining the entry route as they note only one staff member was on duty; Kimura worked there until July 2024 and has not given a motive, and a victim’s family requested privacy.