Overview
- Tokyo police arrested a 35-year-old Chinese man on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman in her 30s was stabbed in a Takadanobaba building corridor; he allegedly fled by taxi and train and was found at a fast-food outlet in Chiba City.
- Investigators say the Takadanobaba victim, believed to be the salon’s manager, is not thought to be in life-threatening condition, and information indicates prior customer visits and a possible fee dispute.
- At Yokohama Rubber’s Mishima factory, 15 male employees were injured by a knife and a liquid; the arrested 38-year-old former employee allegedly prepared a survival knife, a bleach-like liquid, and protective gear, and several victims say they did not know him.
- Saga prefectural police arrested a 61-year-old man on suspicion of injuring his 93-year-old father, who was later found dead at home; the suspect admits assault but disputes causing fractures as investigators consider an upgraded charge.
- On the Setagaya family murders, now 25 years old, police cite abundant physical evidence including fingerprints, A-type blood, DNA and clothing but no identified killer, noting declining tips, site intrusions by youths, and continuing large-scale investigative efforts.