The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office has begun "detention for evaluation" to determine the criminal responsibility of a 42-year-old man suspected of killing a 22-year-old woman while she was ...

Authorities say the attacker, 42-year-old Kenichi “Kenji” Takano, allegedly used landmarks in her background to track her exact location. The stabbing occurred around 9:50 a.m. as Airi Sato walked ...

Kenichi “Kenji” Takano, 42, was taken into police custody in connection with the stabbing death of 22-year-old Airi Sato, ...

Kenichi “Kenji” Takano, 42, was taken into police custody in connection with the stabbing death of 22-year-old Airi Sato, Japan’s Kyodo News reported Wednesday, March 12, citing the Metropolitan ...

The statement by the suspect, Kenichi Takano, came after he was arrested Tuesday over the killing of 22-year-old Airi Sato in a residential area of Shinjuku, one of Tokyo's busiest wards. He claimed ...

Tokyo Metropolitan Police said they arrested Kenji Takano, 42, at the scene on Tuesday on suspicion of attempted murder. He has since been sent to prosecutors but has not yet been officially charged.

The statement by the suspect, Kenichi Takano, came after he was arrested on Tuesday over the killing of 22-year-old Airi Sato in a residential area of Shinjuku, one of Tokyo’s busiest wards.