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The Mainichi
4 days ago
- The Mainichi
Man accused of fatally stabbing 2 workers at 'girls' bar' in Japan's Hamamatsu
HAMAMATSU, Shizuoka -- A 41-year-old man accused of murdering the manager of a so-called "girls' bar" in this central Japan city was slapped with a fresh arrest warrant July 26 for allegedly also stabbing a female employee at the establishment, causing her to bleed to death. Shizuoka Prefectural Police's Hamamatsu Chuo Police Station served the new arrest warrant to Ichiro Yamashita, an unemployed resident of the prefectural city of Fukuroi, on charges including murder and a violation of the swords and firearms control law. The prefectural police have not revealed whether he has admitted to the allegations against him. The fresh warrant alleges that at around 1 a.m. on July 6, Yamashita used a knife with a curved blade to stab employee Rin Ito, 26, in the back and other areas, resulting in her death. He has already been sent to prosecutors on suspicion of murdering the bar's manager, Tomoka Takeuchi, 27. According to the prefectural police, Yamashita was a regular customer who frequented the girls' bar, where women serve drinks over the counter, to see Ito. It is believed that Yamashita felt disliked by Ito and Takeuchi after learning about their interactions, which fueled his resentment. The bodies of the two women had over a dozen stab wounds, and the police believe there is a possibility the suspect attacked them with strong intent to kill. An investigative source revealed that Yamashita and Ito were together in locations including Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, over the few days prior to the incident and that there were signs of trouble. On the day of the incident, Yamashita is thought to have driven Ito to the bar in a rental car before stabbing the two women. The rental car company explained that Yamashita had rented the car for one week from June 28 and extended the rental for another week on July 4. (Japanese original by Shiho Fujibuchi, Shizuoka Bureau, and Tetsushi Teruyama, Hamamatsu Local Bureau)
The Mainichi
03-06-2025
- The Mainichi
Japan police arrest driver who fled after car carrying 2 kids fell from bridge onto highway
HAMAMATSU, Shizuoka -- Police searching for a driver who left two children inside a vehicle that crashed through the side of a bridge and fell onto the shoulder of an expressway in this central Japan city arrested a 47-year-old man on June 2. Hamamatsu Chuo Police Station arrested Akiya Kurebayashi, a self-proclaimed unemployed resident of the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Omaezaki, on suspicion of violating the Road Traffic Act by driving without a license and failing to report an accident. Kurebayashi is accused of crashing into a guardrail while driving without a license on a municipal road in Hamamatsu's Chuo Ward at about 1:30 p.m. on June 1. The vehicle fell from the Hikumano Bridge onto the shoulder of the Tomei Expressway, but Kurebayashi allegedly left the scene without reporting the accident to police. Neither of the two children in the car was injured. The driver left the vehicle and children behind, fleeing before the police arrived, but was arrested in the same ward the following morning. He reportedly had had his driver's license revoked several years before. The police have not disclosed whether the suspect has admitted to the charges nor revealed his relationship with the children found inside the car. They are investigating the detailed causes of the accident. (Japanese original by Shiho Fujibuchi, Shizuoka Bureau)
The Mainichi
02-06-2025
- The Mainichi
Japan police search for driver after car carrying 2 kids falls from bridge onto expressway
HAMAMATSU, Shizuoka -- A passenger car crashed through the fence on the side of a bridge and fell onto the shoulder of an expressway in this central Japan city on June 1, but only two children were found inside the car, and the police are searching for the driver. Around 1:30 p.m., multiple emergency calls reported an overturned car on the inbound lanes of the Tomei Expressway in Hamamatsu's Chuo Ward. According to Hamamatsu Chuo Police Station, a passenger car broke through the side fence of the Hikumano Bridge, which crosses over the expressway, and fell onto the expressway's shoulder. The driver was not found in the vehicle, and police are searching for their whereabouts. The car is believed to have been involved in a single-vehicle accident at a city road intersection on the north side of the bridge just before the fall. According to Shizuoka Prefectural Police and Hamamatsu's fire department, only two children were inside the car when authorities arrived at the scene. Both were taken to a hospital in the city by ambulance. They were conscious at the time of transport, and are believed to have sustained only minor injuries. Police are continuing to search for the driver who abandoned the vehicle and are investigating the detailed cause of the accident. (Japanese original by Shiho Fujibuchi, Shizuoka Bureau)
