Police in Konan, Aichi Prefecture, have arrested a 22-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after he attacked a 26-year-old man who was walking along a sidewalk with his wife.
According to police, the incident occurred at around 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Fuji TV quoted police as saying that the suspect, Shingo Endo, suddenly approached the couple, stabbed the victim in the arms and face and then ran away.
The victim's wife called police who found Endo in a nearby park, still holding a bloodied knife. He has admitted to the stabbing but gave no motive, police said,
Police said the victim, whose injuries are not life-threatening, and his wife told them they had never seen Endo before.
© Japan Today
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sf2k
just your usual dime a dozen nut bar
chisineko
Do feelings of self worth have any influence in recreational violence?
Dre Hund
Japan is exhibiting a lot of symptoms in the news. Anyone know what's happening?
bones
I know this is Japan and strange out of the ordinary are quite ordinary here but this is a bit baffling.
Aly Rustom
That sums it up I think? Why try to rationalize the irrational?
Spanki
I'm amazed he went for a bloke.
bones
Jealous lover? Random act of violence ? Guy with a stabbing fetish?
khulifi
Or unemployed looking for free accommodation and meals on tax payer account ..