Overview
- Otsu Yoichiro, 43, a 2nd Corporal based at the Asaka garrison, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in the Nov. 16 stabbing of a woman outside an Akasaka live-house.
- The victim, a woman in her 40s who was awaiting entry to perform, suffered a deep wound with organ damage and injuries to her hand but survived.
- Investigators say footage shows a man arriving hours early, spraying an X on an event poster, switching shoes, donning covers and gloves, entering after the victim, then fleeing within seconds.
- Relay analysis of surveillance cameras tracked a bicycle route from the garrison area to Akasaka and back; a bicycle believed to have been used was seized in a search, according to reports.
- Police say the suspect knew the victim and may have known her publicly posted appearance schedule; he denies involvement, and the JGSDF says it is cooperating as searches and evidence reviews continue.