Japanese chef stabbed to death on street in Vancouver

RIP, young man.

Didn't know Vancouver was like that.

No surprise in Trudeaupia. When drugs are legalized, crime is not policed, what do you expect? The problem of homeless bums and addicts in Vancouver is off the charts bad.

Vancouver's experiment with decriminalizing hard drugs in small quantities doesn't seem to be working. This combined with homelessness is making Vancouver streets more dangerous. Part of the problem is the opioid crisis where pharma companies flooded cities with pharma narcotics.

Pharma opioids, heroin, meth, and coke aren't marijuana. They're highly addictive and can vastly alter people's perceptions and behaviors.

Spitfire

RIP, young man.

Didn't know Vancouver was like that.

It is getting like that. My son lives there and confirms there are no-go areas in the town now. It was not like that even 10 years ago, but with all the insane decisions the current government has made, now they are gettting what they asked for.

The use of hard drugs in public spaces was recriminalized last month:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/federal-government-grants-b-c-s-request-to-recriminalize-hard-drugs-in-public-spaces-1.6876913

Never felt any real threat from the druggies in Gastown, but my last visit to Vancouver was about 20 years ago.

> SpitfireToday 04:57 pm JST

RIP, young man.

> Didn't know Vancouver was like that

Like what? Name one big city where people don't get killed. We don't even know the full story as most of the pertinent information was not included.

Unprovoked assaults by strangers in Vancouver have declined nearly 80 percent this year compared to a peak in 2021

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/fewer-unprovoked-stranger-attacks-vancouver-2023-compared-to-2021-1.7039350

Awful news. RIP Kakiuchi-san. So senseless, he seemed to love Canada, had made his life there, and wished to remain there.

Was it a racist attack? Or simply another violent, drug-crazed junkie? I guess we will find out on the coming days.

@Z:  now they are getting what they asked for.

Th government of Vancouver asked for this murder, or was it the deep state? Another inside job conspiracy theory? Random murders probably still happen in Minsk and Moscow, and all big cities around he world,

Who knows what actually happened in this case, but RIP to Mr. Kakiuchi. I will still visit Vancouver, to me the most beautiful city in the world,and go back to see Stanley Park but also Gastown and Chinatown, it's a vibrant wonderful city, with some of the best food found anywhere.

The reported murder of a man at 3.30am after he had been out drinking. A tragic event, but no mention of drugs, racism or anything political in this article, yet speculation of those things seems to be present in most posts here so far. Without any proof what so ever.

Jumping to conclusions is on the rise, as is thinking the worst about many subjects. A reflection of the times we live in. We should all strive to contain imagination and seek facts and truth rather than fuel confusion.

wallace

Unprovoked assaults by strangers in Vancouver have declined nearly 80 percent this year compared to a peak in 2021

https://www.cbc.ca....

You know that cbc is financed and controlled by the government, or did you not? They have become a government mouthpiece, very like the Global Times, RT, Ukrainska Pravda etc. And also you know how easily statistics are distorted by changing definitions etc. Is there even a category for "unprovoked assaults"?

Fighto! "Was it a racist attack? Or simply another violent, drug-crazed junkie?"

Maybe neither. Maybe he owed the yaks money for starting the izakaya up and they came to collect -- he wanted to stay in Canada because he was on the run and thought he'd be safe. I highly doubt it, but my point is to jump to racism or drugs is just that... a jump. As you said following that, we don't know yet.

@JeffLee

The current situation involves Chinese opioids but the crisis started way before with a 3000% increase in prescription opioids back in the 90’s & 2000s. The Chinese are merely now banking off an already addicted user population. Yeah right….do some research before spewing stupidities.

Here is how the Vancouver Province (local newspaper) is reporting it.

https://theprovince.com/news/crime/vancouver-stabbing-victim-wataru-kakiuchi-chef/wcm/99805991-ceb9-4e38-bc7e-e0200e150e2e

I would not want to be at the Union and Main at 3:30 am....

It is probably just a mugging gone bad.

I am surprised that he is quoted as saying he wanted to live the rest of his life in Vancouver. Social disorder and deservedly distrust in government and institutions is a serious problem in Canada. All of the Japanese people I know in Canada are looking to get the heck out of Dodge.

It is time for Canadians to take back control of their streets

You know that cbc is financed and controlled by the government, or did you not?

Far right fake news. You sound like the convoyers here in Canada.

Sad story. I always feel bad for someone who leaves their country and never gets to go back.

And also you know how easily statistics are distorted by changing definitions etc.

Whoa, another Qonspiracy! Do you have any evidence of this actually happening?

Is there even a category for "unprovoked assaults"?

Yes, it's something that gets reported on in Canada, as the police are trying to find ways to deal with it.

I am surprised that he is quoted as saying he wanted to live the rest of his life in Vancouver. Social disorder and deservedly distrust in government and institutions is a serious problem in Canada.

Meanwhile, back in the real world outside convoy extremists, Canada has an omne of the top qualities of life in the world, and is literally the top place in the world people want to move to.

It is time for Canadians to take back control of their streets

Outside of extremist media, Canada is one of the safer nations on the planet.

@Strangerland

You have obviously not visited Canada recently. Just this week it was reported that Canada's quality of life index ranking has dropped to #33 from #5 well below Japan's rank at #11. The only conspiracy (not a theory) currently in Canada is the current government not releasing the names of sitting parliamentarians who have wittingly been acting on the behalf of unfriendly foreign governments.

You have obviously not visited Canada recently.

That's correct. Seeing as I live here, it's pretty hard to visit.

@Strangerland

So you are probably also aware of the huge numbers of Canadians moving to the US?

@Jimizo Plenty of hyper-partisanship on both sides but the left leaning government has the advantage of being in power, being able to "buy votes" through targeted project funding and by controlling the messaging.

The weak point of how politics works in Canada now is that their are no "small C conservatives" or "small L liberals." Party leaders sign the nomination papers for candidates from their party and run roughshod over local voters in nomination races. Every candidate must follow the party line on every issue and if elected allow themselves to be whipped along party lines on every issue regardless of the interests and wishes of their constituents. If local folks in East Vancouver elected a person to run for the Liberals and was not supportive of decriminalizing hard drugs, the party leader would not sign the nomination papers and would just drop in a replacement candidate. Likewise, if somebody opposed to defunding the CBC won the local nomination for the conservative party, the leader would not sign their nomination papers and would just drop in a candidate who would follow the party line on all policies. Parliament is undemocratic and Ministers have lost control of their portfolios to the PMO. It was bad under the previous conservative government and has evolved into even worse under the current government.

Unprovoked assaults by strangers in Vancouver have declined nearly 80 percent this year compared to a peak in 2021

Ok...It's only June though.

As someone who was born and raised in Vancouver I was shocked and saddened to hear of this. For all of the outrageous comments above Vancouver you know nothing of our beautiful city. Something like this is a rarity. It was the first story on the local news. In a lot of cities it wouldn't even be on the news. My condolences to his family and friends.

another violent, drug-crazed junkie

More likely a marginalized human drunk on fortified wine. That's a longstanding problem in every settlement of any size in North America. That's my no-evidence assertion.

Unprovoked assaults by strangers in Vancouver have declined nearly 80 percent this year compared to a peak in 2021

Ok...It's only June though.

How have you concluded it the comparison wasn't with the same time period in 2021?

To Trudeau, this is evidence of Canada's progressiveness, inclusions and acceptance. Homelessness, crimes, addictions, even mutilation of minors etc are to be embraced and celebrated. Plenty of video evidence of him touting this.

True that.

Canada is getting more and more dangerous.

Canada is getting more and more dangerous.

By which numbers/podcasts?

Sad story. I always feel bad for someone who leaves their country and never gets to go back.

I feel bad for you.

Canada is getting more and more dangerous.

Absolutely.

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/rahim-mohamed-crime-is-rising-in-canada-and-liberals-cant-seem-to-find-a-solution

Over the 20+ years I have been visiting Vancouver it has gotten to be a place I am happy to leave. Though it has become more cosmopolitan, it has also picked up the druggies, homelessness, social disorder and tolerance of crime we see in many other larger cities. Not to mention housing (and just about everything else) has become unaffordable for working people there. There are nice places in Canada, even in Vancouver. But overall it is a not a good place to live anymore.

and had expressed his desire to remain in Canada permanently, the media reported

A deadly cost decision instead of being in civilized, safe Japan..

SpitfireJune 7  04:57 pm JST

RIP, young man.

Didn't know Vancouver was like that.

Is there anywhere in the world that murders do not happen?

I'd like to go there.

By which numbers/podcasts?

THE CRIME SEVERITY INDEX CSI. INCREASED. FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR, UP 4% IN 2022.

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/pub/11-627-m/11-627-m2023041-eng.pdf?st=-3ktz5qF