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Woman stabbed to death at home in Nagano; 49-year-old brother arrested

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Police in Chino City, Nagano Prefecture, have arrested a 49-year-old man on suspicion of killing his 42-year-old sister by stabbing her at their home on Sunday.

Police said Masashi Ito, a company employee, is accused of stabbing his sister Minako by stabbing her in the neck and other parts of her upper body multiple times with a knife at around 4 a.m. in her second floor bedroom, NHK reported. 

Ito’s father, who also lives in the house, called police after finding his daughter’s body. Minako was taken to hospital where she was confirmed dead at around 8 a.m.

Police said Ito has admitted to the allegation.

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I am waiting for him to say he does not remember stabbing her.

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tigerjane

I am waiting for him to say he does not remember stabbing her.

Right there in the very short, easy-to-read article:

"Police said Ito has admitted to the allegation."

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Gallows..

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One of the biggest problems in japanese society today; people are willing to commit such heinous crimes because they simply don't care what happens after. A society where work comes before living your own life, and you have no chance of rising to the top in the gerontocracy, has a way of instilling apathy in people.

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