5 Brazilian men held over murder-robbery case in Aichi

Thursday 30th October, 11:46 AM JST

NAGOYA —

Five Brazilian men were arrested Thursday on suspicion of killing and robbing another Brazilian man in August in Aichi Prefecture, police said. Rogerio da Silva, 33, and four others, all of whom live in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, allegedly stabbed Brum Tadashi Namekata, 31, from Gifu Prefecture, to death and robbed him of 200,000 yen in cash and drugs on a street in Kitanagoya on Aug 23, according to the police.

The arrest came after the police had questioned them on Wednesday on a voluntary basis as they had surfaced as suspects in the murder case through phone records of Namekata’s mobile phone as well as footage from a security camera near the street. Police believe the five called Namekata in order to deprive him of the money and the drugs.

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15 Comments

MissWorldTravel at 12:01 PM JST - 30th October

this should be a lesson to learn not get involved with drugs
Osakadaz at 12:22 PM JST - 30th October

or Brazilians with Knives..or without knives.
Samuraiiki at 12:26 PM JST - 30th October

Brazilians of Japanese ancestry? Nikkeis, Nisseis, Sanseis? Had they won the Nobel Peace prize, they would not be just plain Brazilians.
Spidey at 01:14 PM JST - 30th October

Brazilians of Japanese ancestry? Nikkeis, Nisseis, Sanseis? Had they won the Nobel Peace prize, they would not be just plain Brazilians.

Samuraiiki,

This type of selective journalism is to be expected. But you do have a point.

S
some14some at 01:50 PM JST - 30th October

This type of selective journalism is to be expected. But you do have a point.

Increase in such cases is also expected, because these people are getting preferential Visa for being Nikkei jin.
tzvete at 01:54 PM JST - 30th October

No wonder there are so many "Japanese only" signs in Japan.Before accusing the Japanese,we should think more seriously about the way we,foreigners,behave in Japan.
letstalk at 02:28 PM JST - 30th October

very well said, tzvete!
thepro at 02:32 PM JST - 30th October

No wonder there are so many "Japanese only" signs in Japan

huh?
ultradodgy at 02:33 PM JST - 30th October

Wow, this story has it all - foreigners, drugs, death, robbery - next we'll learn they're contaminated with melamine...
Spidey at 03:11 PM JST - 30th October

"No wonder there are so many "Japanese only" signs in Japan.Before accusing the Japanese,we should think more seriously about the way we,foreigners,behave in Japan."

Yes. It's just terrible! We account for a whopping 1% of all crime in Japan!! Lock your windows and doors and gather your children!!

Foreigners on the loose!!

S

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BBLeo at 04:00 PM JST - 30th October

Anyone that is applying for visa should be checked out for drug offences. Airport Customs and Security should be doing better job, such people on drugs you can read their faces from far away, without asking them any questions.
ALHQQ at 04:01 PM JST - 30th October

Yes. It's just terrible! We account for a whopping 1% of all crime in >Japan!! Lock your windows and doors and gather your children!! Foreigners on the loose!!

Agreed, I think I read that the Japanese guy had drugs...was he a dealer? All the crime and domestic murders and wierd crap that goes on this country the minute a foreigner or something here it gets blown out of proportion into a foreigners are teh source of all of Japans crime...get real folks!!!
kjunluc2 at 02:36 AM JST - 31st October

No only did they deprive him of his money and drugs but also his life.
elbudamexicano at 10:52 AM JST - 31st October

I know many Brazilias of Japanese ancestry, very hard workers. Too bad these 5 idiots wanted some easy money and went on to do such a terrible crime. Hatayoma san, onegaishimasu!
LostinNagoya at 06:51 PM JST - 31st October

sorry for the late man, but drug dealers are dealing not only drugs, but their lives as well. Well Japanese are being paid now in their own home what they did to others in their homes, in the past.