Overview
- Tokyo Metropolitan Police launched a search after a woman was stabbed on a street in Shinjuku Ward’s Takadanobaba neighborhood.
- Investigative accounts say the attack occurred outside the building that houses the beauty salon where the victim works, near JR Takadanobaba Station.
- The woman, described as in her 30s, was hospitalized with abdomen and chest wounds and was conscious when transported.
- Police say the victim reported knowing the attacker, and investigators are seeking a male suspect on suspicion of attempted murder.
- Reports conflict on the timing of the emergency call, with one account citing just after midnight and others reporting around 12:10 p.m.