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Woman, arrested for knife possession, says she was planning to kill boyfriend

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Police in Yokohama on Tuesday arrested a 37-year-old woman on suspicion of violating the Firearms and Swords Control Law after a kitchen knife was found in her possession while she was in a park near her boyfriend’s home.

Police said Kaori Hasegawa, a nursery school teacher in Yamato City, has admitted to carrying the knife without a legitimate reason, Sankei Shimbun reported. She was arrested at around 11:45 p.m. on Monday in the park in Konan Ward.

According to police, Hasegawa’s boyfriend contacted them on Sunday and said he was "having trouble" with her. On Monday night, an officer from Konan Police Station was on patrol near the man's home when he spotted Hasegawa alone in the park. The officer asked to check her bag and found the knife inside.

Police said Hasegawa told them she was planning to murder her boyfriend on Monday night.

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Yikes. Did he done messed up or is she nuts? Or both? I'm remembering that name either way.....Kaori Hasegawa. Keep my distance.

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Well done to that policeman! Your vigilance has saved a life!

a nursery school teacher

Yikes! The parents should be glad she didn't snap and start stabbing the kids. Again, well done, the police!

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Lock her up for good. If released her insanity will just fester and one day she'll do something similar

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A shame the police can't respond so quickly when a woman reports "having trouble" with a man.

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Whacko! Hope they find a nice padded room for this woman. However, you have to ask yourself, what did he do to her to make her want to kill him?

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Oh great! Another nut job. Any ideas about a good moral to this story? Meet the parents first before dating in Japan?

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Hasegawa’s boyfriend contacted them on Sunday and said he was "having trouble" with her.

a nursery school teacher in Yamato City, has admitted to carrying the knife

Since in Japan people are being thought to have several faces, sometimes girl friend, boy friend or even spouse need extra times to learn about their partner. Even Japanese having difficulty to understand their partner, for foreigner it will need even more time to learn truth about their partner.

she was planning to murder her boyfriend on Monday night.

It's Wednesday and he still live and well. Thanks for follow up they can stop her before it was too late like Mayu Tomita in Koganei back in 2017

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I wonder what prompted him to check her bag.

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I wonder what prompted him to check her bag

According to police, Hasegawa’s boyfriend contacted them on Sunday and said he was "having trouble" with her.

So the police were already on the lookout for her and looking out for him.

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Deeply lonely, you meet someone and fall deeply, possessively in love. The other person is frightened by that and wants to back out. Deep love turns into deep anger and murderous thoughts... and the rest is history.

She 'has admitted to carrying the knife without a legitimate reason'. Legally speaking, I suppose that this is all they can charge her with, unless they go for attempted murder. The fun will start after they have exhausted the legal options and released her.

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It's interesting how she immediately blurted out her confession. Everyone in the UK would've just said: 'I'm carrying it for protection'. I would've said 'Well, the thing is officer, you just don't know when you're going to run into a loaf of bread'. (Joke! I probably would have confessed too, and I'm innocent lol)

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So now anyone found in possession of cutlery is in danger of arrest? What about chefs?

The key is in this:

Police said Kaori Hasegawa, a nursery school teacher in Yamato City, has admitted to carrying the knife without a legitimate reason

A chef would have legitimate reason.

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