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Police in Japan arrest a suspect in stabbing at an entertainment complex

Suspect Naoya Yamaguchi admitted to stabbing two people at HKT48 venues, causing non-life-threatening injuries; police are investigating the case as possible attempted murder.

  • A 30-year-old suspect was arrested for allegedly stabbing a man and a woman at an entertainment complex housing the female pop group HKT48 in Fukuoka, southern Japan, on Sunday.
  • The stabbing victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries, with the 44-year-old male staff member stabbed in the chest when asking the suspect to leave an unauthorized area.
  • Violent crimes are rare in Japan, but there have been recent cases involving knife attacks and homemade explosives.
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Two stabbed at HKT48 pop group entertainment complex in Japan

Fukuoka police said they arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly stabbing a 44-year-old man with what appeared to be a kitchen knife.

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Associated Press TOKIO (AP) — Japanese police announced the arrest of a man in connection with the alleged stabbing of two people in an entertainment complex where the female pop group HKT48 operates in the southern city of Fukuoka. Victims suffered injuries that did not endanger their lives. Fukuoka police said they arrested a 30-year-old suspect for allegedly stabbing a 44-year-old man in the chest at the facility on Sunday with what appeared …

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2 stabbed at entertainment complex in southern Japan, police arrest a 30-year-old suspect

Japanese police say they arrested a man in connection with the alleged stabbing of two people at an entertainment complex housing the female pop music group HKT48 in the southern city of Fukuoka, leaving them with non-life-threatening injuries.

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The Straits Times broke the news in Singapore on Sunday, December 14, 2025.
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