Man arrested over ex-wife's murder in Tokyo

Police rushed to the scene and found the woman... in a state of cardio-respiratory arrest.

I wish Japan's English-language news sources would stop translating "shinpai teishi no jyotai" (心肺停止の状態) as "in a state of cardio-respiratory (cardio-pulminary/cardiac) arrest."

I realize it is a direct translation of the Japanese, but it is confusing to a lot of readers.

What this really means, and one way media outlets outside of Japan word this, is that she was found "without vital signs" (ie. no heartbeat, no pulse, dead but not officially confirmed as such).

I always love how honest these people are after they kill someone. Not sure what the ratio of people who try to hide the body vs. confess instantly after the crime is, but I'm sure there has to be more people confessing here then elsewhere. It's just like a child naively admitting to their parents when they have done something wrong.

Saito was quoted by police as saying he and Nojiri had got into an argument and he lost his temper and strangled her.

This 'excuse' seems to repeat itself regularly. One could conclude that, there are many Japanese with anger management issues. Hopefully, this guy will receive treatment for anger management during his time in prison.

I don't quite understand... an "ex"' is an "ex". I never "hung around" with mine ! I put several hundred kilometres between us...

I love the way people down-vote someone who is speaking from experience... Her "ex" was obviously a violent type too... Who wants to stick around to see just how far his violence will go ???

Some people just can't leave well enough alone and being "exes" doesn't necessarily mean the end of issues between the two.

@ Amidalism

Totally agree with you. Also by the same rationale how many drivers hit a pedestrian and flee the scene. Even though they most probably have been recorded on multiple cctv cameras.