Woman arrested for abandoning newborn baby in Internet cafe toilet in Yokohama

Friday 03rd October, 11:59 AM JST

YOKOHAMA —

Police on Thursday arrested a 30-year-old woman for abandoning her newborn baby in the toilet of an Internet cafe in Yokohama, after she gave birth there. The baby was taken to hospital and is in a stable condition, according to police.

Kaoru Osaki, who is unemployed, was arrested for allegedly abandoning her male baby inside a plastic bag, leaving it in the toilet of the cafe, around 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday night. According to police, cafe staff found the baby and spotted Osaki leaving the cafe.

Osaki told police she left the infant because she didn’t have money to raise him, adding she didn’t know who the father was. Police said her family reported her missing a few years ago.

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stanoue at 05:32 PM JST - 3rd October

sad :( Imagine being that baby and hearing the tale of your coming to the world when you grow up - apart from no idea of who your father might be.
Alien2Japan at 05:57 PM JST - 3rd October

How she could give birth without any help?
thedeath at 06:23 PM JST - 3rd October

"woman for abandoning her newborn baby in the toilet of an Internet cafe in Yokohama, after she gave birth there."

hum... gave birth there? where? internet cafe's toilet?
Ageha at 09:21 PM JST - 3rd October

hum... gave birth there? where? internet cafe's toilet?

Yes, that's not unusual women giving birth at toilets. Sadly. I hope the baby gets well.
WilliB at 11:10 PM JST - 3rd October

What a start in life for the little munchkin... being abandoned in a manga kissa toilet. And here I am, slaving away to create a nice childhood for my kids. Makes you wonder about karma.
CavemanLawyer at 09:52 AM JST - 4th October

How she could give birth without any help?

Oh my God! You must live deep, deep in a large city. How removed from nature you are! How do you think people were born before there were hospitals and mid-wives? People stood around and watched and that was it. No difference to being alone. --Cirroc
bamboohat at 12:04 PM JST - 4th October

Note to self: Next time I get together with a 30 y/o runaway, make sure to wear a condom...
VoXman at 12:18 PM JST - 4th October

Or give it to my wife and I. Damn we've been trying to have a kid for 6 years.
Sammi33 at 06:25 PM JST - 5th October

Oh my god. 30 years old? I thought it was a typical prom night birth but 30? Definitely old enough to know better but, this is Japan. She probably wiped up the placenta with a Hello Kitty towel. And yes, the man might not have used the condom correctly or it broke but birth control is always the man's responsibility, and the pill is unsafe and women who use it are just permiscuous. Or so the rumor goes around here.
CavemanLawyer at 09:34 PM JST - 5th October

And yes, the man might not have used the condom correctly or it broke but birth control is always the man's responsibility

I am taking this as a shot at my post. In my defense, I said condoms, not BC in general.

and the pill is unsafe and women who use it are just permiscuous. Or so the rumor goes around here.

For some, the pill is unsafe. That aside, the pill can have unpleasant side effects. (I would not even ask a woman to take the pill for my sake, as it is a drug, and all drugs should be taken seriously.) And the pill must be taken regularly, a task that requires responsibility, something I suspect is lacking in this one. They also cost money, and I suspect she lacks that too. And those reasons are why I did not mention the pill myself. Or even sterilization, because it also costs.
Sammi33 at 07:20 PM JST - 6th October

The side effects and cost of the pill are not that bad compared to pregnancy, labor, and cost of raising a child. I'm surprised she didn't just get an abortion, but she doesn't seem likely to be in tip-top shape mentally.
Ageha at 10:58 PM JST - 6th October

and the pill is unsafe and women who use it are just permiscuous. Or so the rumor goes around here.

Not even my grandparents would think like that.. Pills aren't only for the promiscuous, but it help the body regulate hormones, help the skin and a lot of other stuff. I've been taking pills way before I had any sexual activity. And when you find the right one for your body, it isn't dangerous or have unpleasant side effects.
luilui at 12:19 AM JST - 7th October

omg! giving birth is so painful and messy. to do it in a net cafe toilet, then leave him there, she must've been so desparate. i hope the baby finds a loving home. sex education sucks in jp.
WindBlade at 05:21 PM JST - 9th October

...this story broke my heart. Let me first criticize this 30 year old female as a stupid ******* **** of a **** for abandoning the baby in such a despicable and heinous sense...she could have dropped it off at a hospital as a few others had stated...it frustrates me as a person who cannot bare children myself due to internal problems caused by no fault of my own. I always end up crying whenever I see tragedies like this happen. To wrap a baby up in a damn plastic???? She could have at leas used a tshirt or pants...or...something more proper than a freaking plastic bag.

...Now to judge her as a person...who knows, she might have been forced and pushed into the sex-trafficking hence why she went missing...and these poor things that get forced into sex-trafficking always end up getting pregnant and/or HIV/AIDS in very little time. Nobody mentioned the situation of this 30 year old female. And when females are victimized in such ways, their sanity breaks and they turn into someone who has the same mentality as those that used heroine/cocaine for like 10 long years...they're state of being is stripped away along with everything else. These women can never get their life back and physical pain just turns into numbness and they come to a point where they give up on defending themselves because they become literally unattached to reality.

BUT IF SHE WAS JUST A Promiscuous run-away-whore, then she deserves far worse than hell. But then again, nobody knows her real state of mind and how her life was lead up until that point...so it's best to just pray that the baby is uninjured, safe and has a warm place with someone nourishing the poor thing...he doesn't need a mother like that either way.
WilliB at 06:01 PM JST - 9th October

Sammi:

" I'm surprised she didn't just get an abortion, "

That cost about 30 man yen. Think she had that cash?