In the early hours of the 13th, the bodies of two women, believed to be a mother and daughter, were found in a unit of an apartment complex in Anjo City, Aichi Prefecture. Police arrested a 55-year-old man, believed to be the husband, on suspicion of murder.

According to police, shortly before 12:20 a.m. on the 13th, a report was received from a male resident of an apartment complex in Fukugamacho, Anjo City, stating “I killed my daughter and wife.”

When police officers rushed to the scene, they found the bodies of a woman believed to be in her 50s and a woman believed to be in her mid-teens inside the unit.

Police urgently arrested a 55-year-old man, believed to be the husband living in this unit, on suspicion of murder.

The man is suspected of having stabbed both victims with a kitchen knife with murderous intent around 10 p.m. on the 11th, killing them.

Police have not disclosed the man’s admission or denial of the charges. They are proceeding on the assumption the two women were his wife and daughter and are investigating the motive and other details.

Anjo City

Anjo City is a municipality located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, historically known as a castle town of the Anjo Domain during the Edo period. Today, it is a modern industrial and residential center, recognized for its automotive parts manufacturing and as the birthplace of the famous “Anjo Manju” sweet.

Aichi Prefecture

Aichi Prefecture, located in central Japan, is historically significant as the heartland of the powerful samurai Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu, who unified Japan in the 16th-17th centuries. Today, it is a major industrial and economic hub, home to the Toyota Motor Corporation and the vibrant city of Nagoya. Its cultural highlights include Nagoya Castle and the historic Atsuta Shrine, one of Japan’s most important Shinto sites.