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Japan Today
02-07-2025
- Japan Today
Man gets 30 years in prison for fatal knife attack at Sapporo convenience store
A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced a 45-year-old man to 30 years in prison for stabbing three employees, one of them to death, at a Sapporo convenience store last year. The defense for Hirotaka Miyanishi had called for his acquittal on the grounds that he was not mentally competent at the time, but the Sapporo District Court found him responsible and gave him the sentence demanded by prosecutors. Presiding Judge Shunichi Ido said in handing down the ruling that although Miyanishi's "crimes came from his delusions, he made his own decisions on some key points." He said the court found Miyanishi's acts were punishable with a life sentence but commuted it in recognizing his diminished mental capacity. On Feb. 25, 2024, Miyanishi killed Keisuke Ohashi, 40, by stabbing him in the throat and back and seriously injured two other workers in the knife attack at a convenience store in Sapporo, according to the ruling. © KYODO
The Mainichi
02-07-2025
- The Mainichi
Man gets 30 yrs over fatal knife attack at Sapporo convenience store
SAPPORO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced a 45-year-old man to 30 years in prison for stabbing three employees, one of them to death, at a Sapporo convenience store last year. The defense for Hirotaka Miyanishi had called for his acquittal on the grounds that he was not mentally competent at the time, but the Sapporo District Court found him responsible and gave him the sentence demanded by prosecutors. Presiding Judge Shunichi Ido said in handing down the ruling that although Miyanishi's "crimes came from his delusions, he made his own decisions on some key points." He said the court found Miyanishi's acts were punishable with a life sentence but commuted it in recognizing his diminished mental capacity. On Feb. 25, 2024, Miyanishi killed Keisuke Ohashi, 40, by stabbing him in the throat and back and seriously injured two other workers in the knife attack at a convenience store in Sapporo, according to the ruling.
The Mainichi
15-05-2025
- Sport
- The Mainichi
Baseball: Miyanishi sets relief appearance record as Fighters cruise
KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Left-hander Naoki Miyanishi set a Nippon Professional Baseball record of 880 consecutive appearances in relief Thursday as he helped the Nippon Ham Fighters beat the Orix Buffaloes 7-0. The 39-year-old, who has been with the Fighters since his professional debut in 2008, moved above former Chunichi Dragons lefty Hitoki Iwase to set the landmark with his 11th game this season. "It's not just a record for myself, and I want everyone to enjoy it," said Miyanishi (1-0), while addressing the home fans at Es Con Field Hokkaido. "While I'm waiting in the bullpen, I'm watching the game relaxed and without feeling nervous in order to give all I have once I get on the mound." The veteran came on with two out and a runner on third in the seventh and got Ryoma Nishikawa to ground out to get out of the jam, keeping the game scoreless. Yuya Gunji's bases-loaded, two-run single gave the Fighters the lead in the home half before he singled in two more runs in the Fighters' five-run eighth. Miyanishi became the first player in NPB to rack up 400 holds last August.
