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Iwaki City Man Murder Case: Former Yakuza Leader and Others Admit to Charges; Prosecution Says "There Was an Order to Kill" - Fukushima

According to the indictment, former yakuza leader Mitsuo Takahashi (64) and unemployed Masahiko Endo (62) are accused of murdering Kenji Tanabe in September 2021 in Onahama, Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, by repeatedly stabbing him in the chest and other areas with a knife. At the first hearing of the lay judge trial held on October 26 at the Koriyama branch of the Fukushima District Court, both men admitted to the charges. In their opening s…
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According to the indictment, former yakuza leader Mitsuo Takahashi (64) and unemployed Masahiko Endo (62) are accused of murdering Kenji Tanabe in September 2021 in Onahama, Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, by repeatedly stabbing him in the chest and other areas with a knife. At the first hearing of the lay judge trial held on October 26 at the Koriyama branch of the Fukushima District Court, both men admitted to the charges. In their opening s…

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FNN.jpプライムオンライン broke the news on Monday, October 26, 2026.
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