Overview

• A 48-year-old man who identifies himself as a YouTuber was stabbed on the east side of the street near Triangle Park in Osaka’s Nishinari Ward at about 5:45 a.m. on August 7.
• He sustained non-life-threatening wounds to his forehead and right thigh and immediately reported the attack at the nearby Nishinari Police Station.
• Bystanders witnessed a verbal argument between the victim and the suspect before the stabbing, and security cameras captured their scuffle.
• Osaka Prefectural Police are treating the case as attempted murder and say the assailant fled with the knife, which has not yet been recovered.
• The incident took place in the Airin district, a neighborhood known for its socioeconomic challenges and dense transient population, raising local safety concerns.