Man jumps to death after telling police he killed his wife

Problem solved! That is one less criminal the people of Fukushima has to provide support for through their taxes. My condolences to Ako Kumagaya's family for their loss.

When you thought things could not get worse. WTF?!

oh dear! so many desperate people in the world....

 My condolences to Ako Kumagaya's family for their loss.

Why only her? Both families have lost someone they love. I guess the constant nagging got to him, or she was having an affair, or domestic abuse by him or her? . I wonder what the cause of this terrible incident was. We really do need more context.

This is just crazy. If you have serious problems with your partner, the only way to solve the issue is to leave and to look for somebody else. No excuse for killing your partner and to commit suicide.

Hard to believe but again desperate times requires desperate measures.

If they wanted to validate what’s fast becoming the default assumption about how dangerous Japanese families can be, they’re on the right track.

Well this has been the year of the "turn up" as it was said by another poster in January, looks like the curses are in-effect. Some individuals are walking around with demons on them, and they don't even know it..... truly evvvvvvillllll times ahead.

Abe234: "Why only her?"

Really? Wow. Well, the short and easy answer is because she was murdered, and HE was the murderer.

"Both families have lost someone they love."

Her family because of a murderer, his family because he murdered someone and then the coward took his own life. Hmmm... "Why only her?" indeed.

"I guess the constant nagging got to him, or she was having an affair, or domestic abuse by him or her?"

You've got a real issue against women, don't you? Don't care what your history with them is and why you are so angry at and/or afraid of women, but NOTHING warranted her murder by him. Nothing. Are you suggesting that "nagging" made the murder understandable, even if that was the "cause" of the murder? Having an affair makes murder okay? Makes him a sympathetic figure in his eyes? As for domestic abuse "by him or her", what more proof do you need that he was violent towards her than her being strangled to death, even if that was the only time?

It is utterly pathetic that anyone would make excuses for the scumbag, and says a lot about the people who do. Don't let any women near them, please!

smithinjapanDec. 27  11:41 pm JST

Abe234: "Why only her?"

Really? Wow. Well, the short and easy answer is because she was murdered, and HE was the murderer. 

"Both families have lost someone they love."

Her family because of a murderer, his family because he murdered someone and then the coward took his own life. Hmmm... "Why only her?" indeed. 

"I guess the constant nagging got to him, or she was having an affair, or domestic abuse by him or her?"

You've got a real issue against women, don't you? Don't care what your history with them is and why you are so angry at and/or afraid of women, but NOTHING warranted her murder by him. Nothing. Are you suggesting that "nagging" made the murder understandable, even if that was the "cause" of the murder? Having an affair makes murder okay? Makes him a sympathetic figure in his eyes? As for domestic abuse "by him or her", what more proof do you need that he was violent towards her than her being strangled to death, even if that was the only time? 

It is utterly pathetic that anyone would make excuses for the scumbag, and says a lot about the people who do. Don't let any women near them, please!

I guess you missed my point. She was indeed murdered by him.i'm not disputing that. and yes that is a terrible loss for her family. But the husband, for whatever reason, did this terrible crime, but also killed himself. There is not context in this article. You know just as much as I do. You have no background information regarding this incident and rush to judge. Maybe he was nagged, maybe he wasn't? Maybe he had mental health issues? financial issues? Yes, Maybe she was having an affar? Maybe not. There is no issue with women at all. Unless you have an issue with men, and that somehow terrible. Women are capable of emotional, financial and physical abuse, too. But HE was a son, a brother, too. We read about families killing other all the time her, but what is needed is historical context or motive. And calling him a "scumbag", when you don't know anything about him/her or the case just seems quick to judge unless.

How did such a gruesome, terrible and, ghastly event begin? I honestly believe it all began likely in a double bed. All married or unmarried couples who sleep in a double bed are invading each other's human right to private space during the day as well as, during the night. And that means: twenty four houirs a day, 30 days in a month and, 365 days in a year. Even when there is much love present between them, time will in many cases secretly intervene to diminish that love and, the finaly result could and would be disagrements, quarrels, fights and god forbid a murder and suicide event like the one reported in Japan Today. Of course,there are also a great number of married or unmarried couples who sleep in king size beds and,* are happy all their lives.

I honestly believe it all began likely in a double bed.

Specifically, which clues from the article led you to this hypothesis? Or is it purely your imagination and not actually based on anything other than your fantasies?

Abe234, you just don't get it do you! Yes he is also dead, and his family has lost somebody, but it because of his actions, not his wife's! He choose to kill her for whatever reason, none of what you said deserves the death penalty! But he choose to end her life and his because of his either weakness or pride or jealousy, or whatever. There is no way we can defend him at all!

OMG, everybody losing it.

How do they know it was actually the husband who called the police? Although unlikely, it is possible that a 3rd person killed both of them, strangling the wife and pushing the husband to his death, and called the police saying he was the husband, making it look like a murder-suicide.

Unlikely. But, certainly a possibility.

Abe: "I guess you missed my point."

No, I did not. You are suggesting we should also sympathize with or make excuses for a murderer, and that you truly despise women for some reason.

"And calling him a "scumbag", when you don't know anything about him/her or the case just seems quick to judge unless."

Ummm... I think him taking someone's life is reasonable grounds for calling him scumbag and far worse. But hey, you just keep blaming the women, my friend. You had no trouble automatically assuming she might be a nagger or a cheater without knowing a single thing about her, but hey. Maybe you're saying we should call him a victim and a nice guy for murdering someone? What should we call him, pres tel?

Social issues in Japan are deeper than they seem.