Deep darkness of Kabukicho’s “male assault and death” case
A group of six men, including several boys, surrounded the man in his 40s. The assault was horrific. They beat and kicked him for several hours. …… The man fell unconscious and was pronounced dead at the hospital where he was taken.
On November 27, a murder took place in Kabukicho, Tokyo, the largest entertainment district in Japan. The crime scene was an 11-story building in front of Shinjuku Ward Office. The crime group took the victim, Akira Ujiie, 43, to the roof and severely assaulted him.
The security camera showed Mr. Ujiie entering the building surrounded by a group of six men before 8:00 a.m. Just before 3 p.m., a woman from a nearby building saw the assault and called 110. Police officers immediately rushed to the scene, and Mr. Ujiie was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead about an hour later. Mr. Ujiie had a large bruise on his chest and his ribs were broken,” said a reporter from a national newspaper.
The police took into custody the suspect, Hisaki Sekiguchi, 26, who was near the building. Based on the analysis of security camera footage and eyewitness reports, the police called in two 18-year-old boys and arrested them both on suspicion of causing death by injury.
The suspect, Sekiguchi, denied the charges, saying, “I don’t know,” but stated that he had been having trouble with Mr. Ujiie. The two boys are said to have said, ‘I didn’t kick him so hard that he died. There was also a man in his 20s and two 16-year-old boys in the group, and the police are looking for the man in his 20s, who is believed to have been involved in the assault.
Mr. Ujiie had been active in a group that called itself “Kabukicho Manjikai”, a “peaceful terrorist group”. FRIDAY” (December 10, 2009 issue) reported on this group. According to the article, the group is working to maintain public safety in Kabukicho. According to the article, the group is working to maintain public safety in Kabukicho, serving food to the homeless, and talking to boys and girls called “Toyoko Kids.
The “Toyoko Kids” are minors who hang out on the streets next to the TOHO Cinemas in Kabukicho, and about three years ago, young people who have no place to stay at school or home started to gather naturally. There are also runaway boys and girls who do not have good interpersonal relationships with their families and friends. Some of them are runaway boys and girls who are having trouble with their families and friends.
In June, a video of a young boy assaulting a homeless man spread on the Internet and caused a huge firestorm, and in October, a man known as the “Four Heavenly Kings of Toyoko” was arrested for indecent behavior with a high school girl, in violation of the Child Prostitution and Pornography Act. In October, a man who was known as one of the “Four Heavenly Kings of Toyoko” was arrested for indecent acts with high school girls in violation of the Child Prostitution and Pornography Act.
He was arrested for violating the Child Prostitution and Pornography Act. The police are not sitting on their hands. In September this year, they rounded up all the boys and girls who were on the streets, but this has not led to a fundamental solution.
Why was Ms. Ujiie killed? Why was Ujiie killed? We are waiting for the truth to come out.
Director of Photography: Shinji Hasuo