Two women attacked by man with umbrella in Shinjuku

Tuesday 07th July, 09:53 AM JST

TOKYO —

Two women in their 20s were assaulted by a man wielding an umbrella on Monday in Shinjuku, and police believe the attacks were committed by the same man, who remains at large.

The first woman was in a FamilyMart convenience store at around 11 a.m. when she noticed some water dripping on her from behind. When she turned around in surprise, a man holding an umbrella shrieked in a loud voice and hit her on her shoulder with the umbrella before running off, police said.

A few minutes later at a pedestrian crossing about 300 meters from the convenience store, another woman crossing the street was suddenly called out to by a man passing her, and when she turned around, she was hit on the nose by an umbrella. She dropped to the ground and the man ran off in the direction from which he came.

The man has been described as being about 170 centimeters tall, of medium build and in his 20s or 30s. He was wearing a white or light-green shirt and blue jeans, and his hair was messy.

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Den Den at 04:45 PM JST - 7th July

Umbellas should be banned. They can easily poke eyes out, and people use them while riding bikes. Raincoats rule.
titian at 05:06 PM JST - 7th July

Richardson:

Titian's remark about the KGB probably is prompted by an incorrect memory of the poisoned umbrella used by the Bulgarian secret service to kill a defector in London years ago.

And your comment is maybe prompted by apparent lack of knowledge about the maker of the umbrella. Wikipedia: "...surreptitious ricin poisoning of the Bulgarian émigré Georgi Markov, shot with an umbrella-gun of KGB design, in 1978".

Moderator: All readers back on topic please.
kirakira25 at 05:21 PM JST - 7th July

Tahoochi - no offence taken and you are absolutely right!

"The man has been described as being about 170 centimeters tall, of medium build and in his 20s or 30s."

It;s the same guy doing all the crime in Tokyo!!!! Find this man!!! All crime will then stop!
Bento at 05:23 PM JST - 7th July

yes sir
bobbafett at 06:11 PM JST - 7th July

when she turned around, she was hit on the nose by an umbrella. She dropped to the ground

why did she do a hedgehog? that will get you killed as a human. groin, kick, run. that's all she needs to do.
Tiresias at 07:01 PM JST - 7th July

A slow news day in Shinjuku, evidently.
sydenham at 07:46 PM JST - 7th July

Nessie, you beat me to it.
onewrldoneppl at 10:33 PM JST - 7th July

if he doesn't turn himself, this guy will get away scott free. had he been a foreigner, 3-4 'would-be' j-heroes would've at least said "OI!". instead, they stood idlely by whisperin'quitely to themselves ... "suge na ...". ha ha ha ... j-cowardice zero. umbrella-wielding, misogynist j-coward two!
ca1ic0cat at 02:49 AM JST - 8th July

Isn't every day in Shinjuku a slow news day? Hopefully this nut job will move to Shibuya. The good news is that an edged weapon wasn't involved. At least their hair wasn't cut off or something. As far as the one woman "doing a hedgehog" most people aren't trained to cope with the surprise and pain of a blow to the nose let alone how to react forcefully. A pity, that.
Fadamor at 03:04 AM JST - 8th July

Bah! Newspaper titles always play it loose with grammar rules. Jay Leno used to compile comedy books of actual headlines that were atrocious.

My preferred headline: "Two women attacked by umbrella-wielding man in Shinjuku".
Hoolie at 09:27 AM JST - 8th July

Umbellas should be banned. They can easily poke eyes out, and people use them while riding bikes. Raincoats rule.

Denden - I agree- raincoats and hats are more effective anyhow. You'll be happy to know that as of last June carrying an umbrella while riding a bicycle is a traffic offense that carries a fine of up to 50,000 yen. People are slowly getting the message, too.

http://www.police.pref.hiroshima.lg.jp/050/71saisokukaisei.html
griff at 11:35 AM JST - 8th July

So, from seeing a crazy guy "many years ago" you deduce the city is "packed full of screw-ups"? Strange logic indeed even given the case described in this report.

would you like to me list every single screwjob i've seen wandering around this town? i don't think either of us have the time for that. trust me there have been a sack load. the example i quoted is merely the most amazing example in a list with many more
rogerbentham at 08:34 PM JST - 8th July

that's why mace is important.
rogerbentham at 08:35 PM JST - 8th July

or kick him in the balls, like real hard. it's called a boner.
dracpoo2 at 03:11 PM JST - 10th July

He has misplaced his marbles. Almost all of them.