Knife-wielding man arrested near train station in Kitakyushu

Wednesday 15th October, 10:19 AM JST

Police on Tuesday arrested a 49-year-old man on the spot for wielding a knife near JR Kokura Station in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture. Nobody was injured, police said.

According to police, Koichiro Tanaka, 49, who is unemployed, allegedly started wielding a knife around 9:40 p.m. and threatened a 22-year-old man. Police said that Tanaka was drunk when they took him into custody.

11 Comments

thepro at 10:20 AM JST - 15th October

Being old and unemployed in Japan is the magic nutter combination
NeoJamal at 10:30 AM JST - 15th October

Heck, if the government can pork a new airport in Kitakyushu, they could've put this man on the dole and slightly ease his tension.
meanmutha at 11:46 AM JST - 15th October

always a jobless bum means the Govt should implement a better welfare system.
bobcatfish at 12:23 PM JST - 15th October

maybe he's jobless because his knife wielding tendencies are not attractive to employers
soldave at 12:25 PM JST - 15th October

Quelle surprise... he was unemployed and drunk.
thepro at 12:47 PM JST - 15th October

maybe he's jobless because his knife wielding tendencies are not attractive to employers

hehe
OgieDoggie at 12:54 PM JST - 15th October

Knife wielding old person of the week. It seems to go man then woman than man again...so next week we can expect to see an old knife wielding woman.

Is anyone keeping track on a map with pins to see if there is a pattern here?
BBLeo at 02:34 PM JST - 15th October

He was drunk and swiming in alcohol. Why was he using knive on this man. More details would be good for readers. Was this drunk scumbag after money? Perhaps because he was unemployed, and needed some more money for booze.
dennis0bauer at 03:24 PM JST - 15th October

thepro

Being old and unemployed in Japan is the magic nutter combination

well the govement just has to give everyone a job then, but no freeter jobs!
shuuu at 04:58 PM JST - 15th October

Why doesn't this sort of thing ever happen to me? Especially when I'm walking home from a ball game twirling my bat? Man, talk about stress relief. I'd love to run across some drunk nutt-job wielding a knife and thus the perfect opportunity for a couple of free swings.

Don't worry folks, I'd aim low. Right around the knee-caps.
helloklitty at 06:06 PM JST - 15th October

Heck, if the government can pork a new airport in Kitakyushu, they could've put this man on the dole and slightly ease his tension.

Kitakyushu is notable for getting people off the dole. There was a guy forced off by heartless bureaucrats who literally starved to death there.