A 29-year-old man showed up at a police box in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, on Thursday, and said he had committed a crime in Aichi Prefecture.
According to police, Ryosuke Shimizu, a part-time employee from Habikino City, Osaka Prefecture, visited the police box at around 12:45 p.m. Thursday, Sankei Shimbun reported. Police said he told them: ”I committed a crime in Aichi Prefecture,” but gave no details about what the crime was.
Police searched Shimizu and found a knife with a blade length of about 12 cm, in his pants pocket. Shimizu was arrested on suspicion of violating the Swords and Firearms Control Law.
Shimizu told police he carried the knife for self-defense.
Police said Friday they have not received any information about any crime in Aichi Prefecture that could be linked to Shimizu.
© Japan Today
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Cephus
Honest to the point of feeling guilty for what he did until he took himself to the police Station. Japanese people never stop amazing me
virusrex
Why "Japanese people"? this (crime real or not) happens everywhere in the world.
Saki Endo
Well ain’t that just odd, didn’t expect to read about where I’ve lived in Japan right up until today to appear in the news, especially with an odd story like this!
WA4TKG
Saki-Endo: Imagine having lived in SEVERAL places where high profile murders have occurred: Zama, Atsugi, and the final Aum physco was apprehended @ Sagamihara.
All within bicycle riding distance from my old apartment.
Cephus
virusrex,
Honest to the point of feeling guilty for what he did until he took himself to the police Station. Japanese people never stop amazing me
Why "Japanese people"? this (crime real or not) happens everywhere in the world.
The point is not the crime but the act of turning self to the police after the crimes. The most criminals in CA I have read about, usually they didn't/ don't turn themselves in. They head towards Mexico
kaimycahl
What an honest guy he self reported for violating the Swords and Firearms Control Law.
virusrex
And again, this is what happens everywhere else in the world, the most criminals you read about also in Japan don't turn themselves, it is still the same. Some will do, some will even confess crimes that have not happened and that applies to Japan and also to the rest of the world.