New testimony has emerged in the case where a man was arrested for killing his girlfriend in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture.
“I was almost killed.” The man’s former girlfriend spoke to an interview, describing her terrifying experience.
The man drives a left-hand drive convertible. He is the arrested suspect, 45-year-old Taku Kitajima.
In the early hours of January 17, he is suspected of killing his 42-year-old girlfriend, Akiko Ogawa, who lived in an apartment in Higashishincho, Toyota City. The room was set on fire, and police are investigating the possibility that suspect Kitajima killed Ms. Ogawa due to relationship troubles and then set the fire.
Toyota City
Toyota City is a major industrial center in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, originally known as Koromo and historically a hub for silk production. It was renamed in 1959 after the Toyota Motor Corporation, which was founded there in 1937 and transformed the city into the global headquarters of the automotive giant. Today, it is synonymous with automobile manufacturing and features attractions like the Toyota Kaikan Museum showcasing the company’s history and technology.
Aichi Prefecture
Aichi Prefecture, located in central Japan, is a major industrial and cultural hub historically centered around the powerful Owari Tokugawa clan during the Edo period. It is most famous as the home of Toyota Motor Corporation and for Nagoya Castle, a reconstructed symbol of samurai power. The region also preserves traditional arts like Noritake ceramics and hosts the historic Atsuta Shrine, one of Japan’s most important Shinto sites.
Higashishincho
Higashishincho is a district in the city of Kanazawa, Japan, historically known as a former samurai residential area. It is part of the Nagamachi Samurai District, where well-preserved earthen walls, narrow lanes, and the former homes of middle-ranking samurai retain the atmosphere of the Edo period (1603-1868). Today, it is a popular cultural site where visitors can explore the history and architecture of Japan’s feudal era.
