Editorial

14:46 JST, May 8, 2025

Although a female stalking victim repeatedly expressed her concerns, why did the police not respond actively? The handling of the incident, which ended in the worst way with the victim’s death, should be investigated and the results should be made public.

A skeletonized body was found in a house in Kawasaki, and the Kanagawa prefectural police arrested Hideyuki Shirai, who lived in the house, on a charge of abandoning the body. The body was identified as that of Asahi Okazaki, 20, who lived in the city.

Okazaki was a former girlfriend of Shirai, and she had been missing since Dec. 20 last year. Shirai has admitted to the charge, according to the police.

Since June last year, Okazaki had repeatedly asked the prefectural police for........

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