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Police said Monday they are investigating the murder of a man who was found stabbed to death in a business hotel in Taito Ward on Sunday.
The body of 67-year-old Takeyuki Iizuka was found lying face up on his futon with multiple stab wounds in his neck, some as deep as 10 centimeters. A hotel employee testified he saw Iizuka walking down a hallway in the hotel at around 8 a.m., and police believe he was stabbed sometime between then and noon.
© News reports
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retirednavygaijin
Let me guess...Japanese police suspect foul play?
TokyoGas
Don't most hotels have some type of cam security on each floor?
Elbuda Mexicano
Gosh! Sounds like this dead guy had some really angry business partners? RIP dead dude in biz. hotel.
Disillusioned
It could be a very cleverly concealed suicide or even an accident. "He fell on the knife 47 times officer."
cadmium
Sounds like something out of a Detective Conan comic. I always thought those murder cases were unrealistic, but now I have to wonder.
soldave
retirednavygaijin - I think the J-cops have pretty much closed the case and are thinking he died of natural causes.