Overview

• Police named the suspect as 51-year-old 永久寛史 and the victim as 33-year-old Arisa Sato.
• Investigators say Sato was stabbed multiple times in a third-floor room of a restaurant-residence in Higashiosaka, with more than a dozen wounds noted.
• The suspect told officers his emotions "suddenly exploded" during a dispute at his home and admitted using a knife.
• He turned himself in at Hiraoka Police Station around 1:40 p.m. on Oct. 1 with an injured right hand, leading officers to the scene.
• Authorities are examining prior contacts after Sato’s three assault consultations from 2022 to 2024 led to verbal cautions, and police had visited the home on Sept. 27 over a reported argument.