Ramen restaurant owner stabbed in Chiba

Thursday 04th December, 10:52 AM JST

CHIBA —

The 46-year-old owner of a ramen restaurant in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture, was found in the kitchen with stab wounds to his stomach on Wednesday, police said. He was taken to hospital and is listed in a critical condition.

According to police, the victim was found by his sister around 11:10 a.m. when she came to the restaurant to help him. The victim told police that a man who wore black clothes and a hat stabbed him and stole money from the cash register. Police found a knife with bloodstains in the kitchen.

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7 Comments

techall at 11:31 AM JST - 4th December

Was it a double edged knife more than 5.5 cm in length?
BlackFlag at 01:37 PM JST - 4th December

damn, kashiwa has been in the news a lot this year
dennis0bauer at 03:25 PM JST - 4th December

All kitchen knives need to be banned!
BBLeo at 06:14 PM JST - 4th December

Good evidence was left behind. Cops should act now and very fast. 'BANDIDO' will try again, in another part of the city.
borscht at 09:07 PM JST - 4th December

How much money could a thief take from a restaurant that just opened?
Youdontknow at 05:10 AM JST - 5th December

sounds like an insurance job to me...
kjunluc2 at 09:33 AM JST - 5th December

Ban ramen shops.