Overview
- Tokyo Metropolitan Police detained 26-year-old Fuga Asari on suspicion of assault resulting in death and dueling, and say he admitted the allegations and apologized.
- The confrontation occurred around 4 a.m. on 23 September in Kabukicho’s Toyoko area near the Toho Cinemas complex.
- Investigators allege Asari threw 30-year-old Naoya Matsuda to the ground, causing severe head injuries, and Matsuda died on 12 October from multiple organ failure.
- A Mongolian man in his 40s is suspected of inciting the fight and has been deported for illegal residence.
- Japan’s anti-dueling law imposes two- to five-year prison terms for duels and related acts, with police noting another recent dueling arrest in Gunma Prefecture.