A streamer is murdered live in Japan

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Tokyo police have arrested a 42-year-old man accused of stabbing 22-year-old YouTuber Airi Sato (最上あい) to death while she was livestreaming on a street in Shinjuku. The attack occurred Tuesday near Takadanobaba train station. Witnesses and viewers of the stream said Sato began screaming for help before the broadcast suddenly cut out. She was taken to the hospital with serious injuries but did not survive.

 


The attacker, Kenji Takano (高野健一), was arrested at the scene and is suspected of attempted murder. According to several media reports, Takano knew Sato through her livestreams and they had met several times. A financial conflict between them is believed to have arisen since 2022, when Takano began lending him money.


Media outlets such as NHK in Japan report that Takano had won a court order for Sato to return a large sum of money, but she failed to pay. Takano apparently traveled from Oyama, a city about 160 kilometers from Tokyo, to carry out the attack after tracking her location during the livestream on the app WhoWatch.


A witness said he saw a man wearing a black hat and mask attack Sato, then hold his cell phone over her. On social media, Sato's followers began posting messages of concern such as " Where is he? " and " Someone help! " Although Japan has one of the lowest crime rates in the world, there have been several cases of knife and homemade weapon attacks in recent years , causing concern among the public. And of course, the case did not go unchallenged:


  • It seems the anti-fan was caught red-handed ."

  • Lately, everyone has been showing off on streams without any problems, but I think they should be more aware of the danger of earning someone's hate; you never know when or why it might happen ."

  • It appears that the perpetrator, right after stabbing her, took the victim's phone, showed it on the live stream, and said something like, 'Is she dead?' That's not something a sane person would do ."

  • Another one of those guys who thinks he's invincible because he spends a lot of money? "

  • Theory: The attacker was a fan who spent a lot of money on the stream. It's a high-risk job ."

  • It's close to where I live, but it's still scary ."

  • Security has gotten much worse lately ."

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