A foreign man in his 20s was stabbed in the back on a street in Kutchan town, Hokkaido, on Saturday night.
According to police, a passerby called 119 at around 9 p.m. and said that "someone was bleeding” from a wound to his back, NHK reported.
The victim was taken to hospital and police said his injury was not life-threatening.
The scene of the crime is in the Niseko area that is frequented by many foreign tourists.
Police believe the victim may have been involved in a fight and will wait until he recovers before questioning him.
© Japan Today
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Speed
I'm telling you. There's something in the water up there in Hokkaido. Never seen so many violent crime stories coming out of there.
Daninthepan
Hope he's okay. Pretty sure he didn't deserve a knife in the back.
HopeSpringsEternal
Recall one time hiking in remote area but no exact location details to protect the innocent... beautiful mountain side with a scenic view of the Sea of Japan.
Suddenly an elderly man charged downhill straight downhill towards me with his hiking stick pointed straight at me, completely random.
Thankfully, managed to step to the side and watch him loose his balance and fall down. Other hikers were also shocked, but everyone immediately encouraged me to keep walking and then they attended to him.
Truth stranger than fiction, but the fellow in Hokkaido was not so lucky, as he never saw it coming.
grc
What’s with all the knife crime?