Man stabbed to death on street; 50-year-old man arrested after fleeing - Metropolitan Police Department

Around 2:30 a.m. on the 18th, a witness called 110 on the street in Fussa, Fussa City, Tokyo, saying, ``There was a fight. A man covered in blood walked away.'' When members of the Metropolitan Police Department's Fussa Police Station rushed to the scene, they found Masakatsu Watanabe (46), who had been stabbed in the left chest with what appeared to be a knife, lying on the ground, and was confirmed dead on arrival.

On the same day, the same police station captured Takashi Kudo (50), whose residence and occupation are unknown, who had fled the scene, in the neighboring city of Akishima, and arrested him on suspicion of murder. He denied some of the charges, saying, ``There's no doubt that I did it, but I didn't have any murderous intent.'' No murder weapon was found.

According to the police, Watanabe was on the street after eating with his acquaintances when he got into trouble with Kudo and got into a fist fight. Kudo then left the scene, returned with what appeared to be a knife and stabbed Watanabe. An acquaintance of Mr. Watanabe said he was ``acquainted with the suspect,'' and the investigation will investigate the motive and other details.

The scene is an area lined with restaurants about 300 meters east of JR Fussa Station.