The Japan TimesMar 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
News BeepMar 4

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…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #carcrashes #Stabbings #statedepartment #statepolice #UnitedStates #Us #USNews #USA #Virginia
https://www.newsbeep.com/417299/

The Japan TimesFeb 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 TimesFeb 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 TimesFeb 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 TimesJan 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 TimesJan 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 TimesJan 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
The Japan TimesJan 9
A 44-year-old company president was found dead in a pool of blood at his apartment in Tokyo’s Ota Ward on Thursday morning. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/09/japan/crime-legal/man-found-dead-in-tokyo-apartment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #tokyo #stabbings
Man found dead in pool of blood in Tokyo apartment

Akihiro Kawashima, the 44-year-old president of an audio equipment-related company, was discovered Thursday at his apartment in Ota Ward with multiple stab wounds.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesDec 30
Tokyo police have arrested a 35-year-old Chinese national on attempted murder charges following the stabbing of a woman in the Takadanobaba district of the capital’s Shinjuku Ward on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/30/japan/crime-legal/japan-takadanobaba-stabbing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #stabbings #takadanobaba #shinjuku #japanesepolice
Man arrested over stabbing of woman in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward

A 35-year-old Chinese national is being held on suspicion of attempted murder. The motive for the attack remains unclear.

The Japan Times