Man found beaten to death in Saitama apartment

Wednesday 17th December, 09:38 AM JST

SAITAMA —

A 64-year-old man was found dead in his apartment in Warabi City on Tuesday night. Police have identified the man as Hikari Otomo, 64, and said he was already dead when his body was discovered by his landlord at around 8.45 p.m. on Tuesday night.

Otomo was found face down in the living room with injuries to his head believed to have been caused by a blunt object.

The landlord told police that the lights and TV were on when she visited his apartment, and the front door was unlocked. The victim lived by himself in a residential area about 800 meters southeast from JR Warabi station.

Kyodo News Service

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TheguyNextdoor at 10:14 AM JST - 17th December

From the three strangled by a foot massage, to the ever so popular murders in Saitama.....JT you never let us down.
Altria at 12:09 PM JST - 17th December

Maybe you should rethink your news categories - Saitama, National, International...

Or you could just rename the Crime section.
timeon at 12:14 PM JST - 17th December

guys, you are disrespectful to Chiba
WilliB at 12:42 PM JST - 17th December

Another day, another murder in Saitama.
ImYcare at 01:56 PM JST - 17th December

You guys made me laugh to tears. Saitama 4eva !
norinrad21 at 03:03 PM JST - 17th December

LOL i agree with Altria, we need a section dedicated to Saitama
dennis0bauer at 03:09 PM JST - 17th December

Must be something in the drinking water, why so much saitama?
meanmutha at 04:17 PM JST - 17th December

bums whacking bums, not news anymore.
Disillusioned at 05:16 PM JST - 17th December

The Saitama files! - Trailer trash central!
buggerlugs at 05:44 PM JST - 17th December

I think all the above comments are so perfect that I can add nothing else:) I think it's cause...... Please anyone else who can finish this sentence in an original comment, cause I can't, feel free.
BBLeo at 07:51 PM JST - 17th December

The motive is burglary and robbery, and this will be premeditated murder. JT should write this story with more details, I'm sure that police would have some sort of clue by now. We need an action from police with the facts and evidence. Will we have to wait long to hear that suspcet is behind the bars?
dave86 at 07:53 PM JST - 17th December

I never experienced this kind of thing in Saitama. Have a little love for the little prefecture.
samsarks at 08:32 PM JST - 17th December

saitama is the real thug city.i love it here .it is so peaceful
pizzaboy at 08:49 PM JST - 17th December

here here! i think for we peeps in saitama, i see it a little like the movie Copland: A lot of devious kinds living on the outskirts of Tokyo. But seriously folks, look at the numbers, it's one of the most populous prefectures in Japan, along with being one of the smallest. This population density is bound to be a leading cause for all the trouble. But, like other fellow saitamians above, I've never really seen any danger, aside from all of the cars that have almost run me over while on my bike or on foot, yet, that goes with any prefecture really. But with the millions, AND MILLIONS of little side-streets, even just biking and walking is quite dangerous here.
dan0119 at 10:45 AM JST - 21st December

"800 meters southeast from JR Warabi station."

That is on the opposite side of the tracks from the Oki Corp. building. Ironically, one of Kawaguchi's top junior high schools is near this red light district, Sachinami. There were many times I would bike from that school back to the west side of Warabi Station and pass by the yakuza-types with their Lexus and the female students that were in one of my classes the previous year now a drop out and handing out tissues in their former uniform with the skirt hiked up. Learning the word "asobu" when one punk and his buddies approach some scantily clad "unko-chans" on the east exit of Warabi Station are fond memories while I was in the area.