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Police in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, have arrested a 30-year-old man after he posted a message on a social network site, offering 100 million yen to anyone who kills the city’s 66-year-old mayor, Toshihiko Ota.
According to police, Shinya Yamauchi, a company employee who unsuccessfully ran against Ota in the Toyota City mayoral race in February 2020, posted a photo of himself standing on top of the stone gate of the mayor’s residence, while holding what appears to be a bladed weapon of some sort, at around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Fuji TV reported. The post also included a photo of a pile of cash.
In the post, Yamauchi offers 100 million yen for someone to kill the mayor, especially anyone who was financially struggling because of the coronavirus. The post was seen by an employee of the city government and police were notified.
Police said Yamauchi has admitted to the charge and quoted him as saying he got frustrated at being refused a meeting with the mayor after going to his office each day between Jan 25 and Jan 28. He also admitted he did not have 100 million yen, police said.
© Japan Today
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QuidProQuo
Why do some people always go to the extreme when things don't go their way?
I wonder if he suffers from anthropophobia.
Realization
Hopeless Man
Fanny Greene
What a genius. Maybe a Gofundme page will help.
gokai_wo_maneku
The first thing I wondered when I saw the headline was whether or not he really had 100,000,000 yen. And he didn't.
Do the hustle
Where did he post it? Facebook? Twitter? What complete idiot!
Brian Wheway
I dont know if Japan has a law about "intent to commit murder" or to "insite murder" if it has he could be in deep doo doo.
noriahojanen
A typical social media crank
Sven Asai
Of course not, if he had so much money he had absolutely no need for being employed, candidate as a mayor or make such criminal offers through social networks.
Zaphod
Not the brightest light in the chandellier, it seems. He will probably have some time to cool off now.
Aly Rustom
Idiot
Toshihiro
you're in the wrong country to expect anyone would take that bait.
We need more details on this, I wonder what's his business with the mayor. If someone did pull it off, I'm pretty sure he'll be next if he can't pay.