Police in Sapporo, Hokkaido, have arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting his wife at their home.
According to police, the suspect, a carpenter by profession, hit his wife, who is in her 30s, in the face several times at around 9 p.m. Wednesday at their home in Kita Ward, Hokkaido Hoso reported. The woman called 110.
Police said the woman, who was not seriously injured, told them her husband had been in a bad mood in recent weeks, causing her anxiety. She said when she asked him to tell her what was bothering him, he became angry and starting beating her.
Police quoted the husband as saying he was fed up with his wife’s attitude and lost his temper. Police said they are questioning the man’s wife about whether he has beaten her before.
© Japan Today
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BigP
Is this really national news?
OssanAmerica
"Local" news yes. Hardly "National" news.
Fighto!
"Man"? Wrong. He is nothing but no-hoper street trash.
I hope karma gets this piece of scum, and he loses everything. Good on the woman for having the bravery to call the police on him.
WilliB
BigP
With the lack of serious crime, yes. The papers have to report something.
Ravinder Singh Chumber
That this is national news is a testament to the good character of the Japanese people.
Randy Johnson
Domestic violence is unfortunately a little talked about social issue in japan.
shogun36
he probably couldn’t get it up, even though he’s such a BIG MAN for beating on his wife.
where do they manufacture losers like this anyway? They seem to be in an abundance
kaimycahl
Wow I see the husband and wife has a lot of roommates!! Everyone seems to know what happened. Its two sides to a story the real story hasn't been told!!
uaintseeme
Well, how was her behavior before the beating? I'm not one to judge, just want to know all of the facts.
Strangerland
Are you suggesting that there may be situations by which the beating was justified?
Strangerland
Yes. Isn't it great? Other countries have so many murders daily, that this would never make national news. It's nice that Japan is such a safe country that there isn't so much other more terrible news that it would displace this.
momoclo
With news like this I am surprised any woman wants to marry a man.
Yohan
What about to see the other side of the story? Maybe women should be more carefully and reconsider their criteria how they choose their male partners.
There is no shortage of men of any age here in Japan who will never harm a woman and who are lonely and looking for a nice female friend.
Nuno Teixeira da Cunha
If he doesn't like her attitude he can divorce her, she probably will have a better attitude with some other guy with better future prospects, i mean a better income.