TSU —

A man broke into a railway station and stabbed an assistant stationmaster on night duty in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, early Monday morning, police said. Hideaki Ogura, 56, assistant stationmaster at Kuwana Station on Kintetsu Corp’s Nagoya Line, was taken to hospital and is not in a life-threatening condition, police said.

Police said Ogura woke up in the night-duty corner of the stationmaster’s office after hearing a noise shortly after 4 a.m. Monday. The intruder demanded money from Ogura at knifepoint. Following a brief struggle, the intruder stabbed Ogura in the left of his chest and on the right elbow before fleeing from the scene empty-handed. Police described the man, who wore a dark-colored jumper, as around 50 years old and about 165 centimeters tall.

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6 Comments

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  Triple888 at 09:21 PM JST - 12th May

  If you don't read Japantoday you would still think Japan is a crime-free country.

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  some14some at 10:47 PM JST - 12th May

  even after reading JT there are readers who claim that Japan is a crime-free country.

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  borscht at 12:24 AM JST - 13th May

  They should read the Mainichi. Lots more crime over there. Here, Japan is still safety country.

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  WMD at 06:30 AM JST - 13th May

  Safety country?? Bah, about time that myth wa put to bed for ever.

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  thundercat at 01:01 PM JST - 13th May

  You guys are right! Japan is an incredibly dangerous country. I'm sure you are all the victims of violent crime day after day...

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  motown at 10:19 PM JST - 13th May

  Nasty wee crime that. The poor guy will be traumatised, especially if he is asked to do night shift again. I hope they catch the cowardly scum who did this.

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