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A 21-year-old female employee of a Pokemon store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district was fatally stabbed Thursday night by her former partner and stalker, who then stabbed himself to death in front of shoppers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/27/japan/crime-legal/woman-stabbed-by-ex-boyfriend-ikebukuro/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #stabbings #ikebukuro #tokyo #stalking

Pokemon shop employee killed by stalker in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district

The suspected assailant, after attacking the 21-year-old victim, later took his own life.

The Japan Times

ABC Feeds 3d ago

Sydney man allegedly intended to kill ex-girlfriend in stabbing, jury told
By Jamie McKinnell

Anthony Monteleone allegedly intended to kill his former girlfriend after realising his repeated, unwelcome attempts to persuade her against ending their short-term relationship were futile, a jury has heard.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-24/anthony-monteleone-trial-accused-of-stabbing-woman-gym-car-park/106490328

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Sydney man allegedly intended to kill ex-girlfriend in stabbing, jury told

The Japan Times Mar 6

Public prosecutors on Thursday indicted a 69-year-old woman on suspicion of fatally stabbing a housewife in Nagoya more than a quarter century ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/06/japan/crime-legal/woman-indicted-1999-fatal-stabbing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #nagoya #stabbings #japanesecourts

Woman indicted over 1999 fatal stabbing in Nagoya

Kumiko Yasufuku is suspected of killing a woman with a knife at the victim’s apartment.

The Japan Times

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State Department officer stabbed complete strangers and his own dog in deadly Virginia road rage outburst

The blade-wielding State Department employee who launched a frenzied stabbing spree on a Virginia highway Sunday knifed four…
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The Japan Times Feb 20

A 61-year-old man has been arrested in Fukuoka after he allegedly stabbed three people — who he reportedly said he did not know — in a library in the city. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/20/japan/crime-legal/fukuoka-library-stabbings/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #fukuoka #stabbings

Man arrested over stabbing of three in Fukuoka library

The 61-year-old suspect reportedly told investigators he did not know the victims — a 50-year-old woman and two men in their 70s and 80s.

The Japan Times

The Japan Times Feb 16

The stabbing of three 17-year-old boys — one of whom died — in Osaka’s Dotonbori entertainment district was apparently triggered by the suspect’s harassment of a female acquaintance of the victim. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/16/japan/crime-legal/osaka-stabbing-motive/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #osaka #stabbings #japanesepolice

Harassment dispute allegedly sparked fatal Osaka teen stabbing

The suspect, Ryoga Iwasaki, allegedly harassed a woman shortly before the attack.

The Japan Times

The Japan Times Feb 15

A 17-year-old boy was killed and two others injured in a stabbing in Osaka’s popular Dotonbori entertainment district around midnight Sunday, police said, adding that they were investigating the case as a homicide. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/15/japan/crime-legal/osaka-dotonbori-stabbing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #osaka #stabbings

Stabbing in Osaka leaves 17 year-old boy dead and three others injured

Police took a man believed to be in his 20s who fled the scene into custody on Sunday morning, authorities said.

The Japan Times

The Japan Times Jan 22

Police arrested a man on suspicion of murdering his former girlfriend, a pregnant manicurist whose body was found in an apartment in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, late last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/22/japan/crime-legal/murder-boyfriend-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #ibaraki #stalking #stabbings

Ex-boyfriend arrested on suspicion of murdering pregnant woman in Mito

Four days before being fatally stabbed, the victim called the prefectural police to talk about being stalked but hung up without providing her information, the police said.

The Japan Times

The Japan Times Jan 16

An official died and another was injured after a resident who was subject to a court-ordered eviction stabbed them at an apartment in Tokyo’s Suginami Ward, Tokyo police said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/16/japan/crime-legal/court-official-conducting-eviction-stabbed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #realestate #tokyo #suginami #stabbings #japanesepolice

One official fatally stabbed during forced eviction in Tokyo

The resident suspected of stabbing two officials, one of whom later died, reportedly told police “I didn’t intend to kill them, but I thought it wouldn’t matter if they died.”

The Japan Times

The Japan Times Jan 11

Tokyo police have arrested a man on suspicion of murdering the president of an audio equipment company, who was found dead in Tokyo's Ota Ward last week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/11/japan/crime-legal/ota-ward-murder-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #tokyo #stabbings #otaward

Man arrested over murder of Tokyo audio company head

The victim was stabbed more than 10 times and had multiple defensive wounds, suggesting he had struggled with his attacker.

The Japan Times