72-year-old man arrested for killing wife with hatchet in Tokyo

Monday 04th May, 06:05 AM JST

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San_Diegan at 11:58 PM JST - 3rd May

Ha!! He couldn't take her harping no more!
sharky1 at 02:30 AM JST - 4th May

Talk about giving your spouse the axe!
30061015 at 02:46 AM JST - 4th May

What was this guy doing with an assault hatchet in Tokyo? Aren't they banned under the Japan sharp objects (Danger,danger!!!) laws? How many more will die this year with these dangerous weapons in the hands of once law abiding Ojiji's?
kirakira25 at 07:49 AM JST - 4th May

I really hope my student has heard about this. She is 64 and her husband is 72 and has alzheimers. He has beaten her and knocked her to the ground several times, but all her friends keep telling her she has to "gaman" and he is her husband, it is her duty to stay.

I am really scared for her. How long before he goes a step too far? I get that he is ill, but even so, even her own children are doing nothing to protect her.
bushlover at 09:15 AM JST - 4th May

People don't kill people. Hatchets do. Ban all hatchets NOW!!
JoeBigs at 09:19 AM JST - 4th May

Glad to see that he did not have a banana clip with 50 more hatchets he may have killed more people.....I do wonder how many more people he would have killed if guns were legal to carry here in Japan?
BBLeo at 03:09 PM JST - 4th May

What should they do with him in his age? His life is over, but he did prefer to get out of the way his wife first, so that she can build their new home upstairs. Even if you ban such instruments, it wouldn't help to get hold of them. 'And the winer is: 'HATCHET.' Someone said people don't kill people. What about 'HANGING?' Isn't that people kill people? And 'Terrorists and Wars.' Isn't that also human killing another human?
MildredRoper at 03:24 PM JST - 4th May

Lock him up for life the nasty bugger. This is a terrible thing to do. Even after decades with my　bone idle , beer swilling husband , i would never dream of doing something like that.

Why didn'T he just divorce her? Daft old sod.
Sarge at 05:02 PM JST - 4th May

Sad.
Midnightpromise at 07:31 PM JST - 4th May

I agree Bushlover, enough is enough, implement hatchet control now!
BurakuminDes at 09:45 PM JST - 4th May

I really hope my student has heard about this. She is 64 and her husband is 72 and has alzheimers. He has beaten her and knocked her to the ground several times, but all her friends keep telling her she has to "gaman" and he is her husband, it is her duty to stay.

KiraKira25, Give the Japanese version of this article to your student, please. Tell her in no uncertain terms that this will be her next, if she doesn't turn her hubby in and get him and his violence-inducing Alzheimers behind bars where he belongs!
kirakira25 at 11:08 AM JST - 5th May

BurakuminDes - already planning to use the English version in her next lesson! She is a proud woman, and all I can do is make sure she knows I am here for her, and try to give her the mental strength to make the break - going against 64 years of the way she has been raised.

Moderator: Back on topic please.
ca1ic0cat at 09:22 PM JST - 5th May

A hatchet does seem to be an odd implement to have around the house in Japan. Too bad his solution was violence.
Ukhti at 05:09 PM JST - 6th May

I'm just wondering what in hell could've prompted that?!
Den Den at 06:30 PM JST - 7th May

Must of felt remorse to call the police himself.