Japan- Airi Sato, 22, YouTuber, fatally stabbed while she was livestreaming on a downtown Tokyo street, 12 March '25, *arrested Kenji Takano, 42*.

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Tokyo police arrest man in fatal knife attack on YouTuber during livestream

Tokyo metropolitan police said they had arrested Kenji Takano, 42, on the spot. He told police they had a financial dispute.

torontosun.com

Mar 14, 2025

'TOKYO — Police in Japan said Friday that they had arrested a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a YouTuber while she was livestreaming on a downtown Tokyo street.'

''Tokyo metropolitan police said they had arrested Kenji Takano, 42, on the spot on suspicion of attempted murder Tuesday. He has since been sent to the prosecutors but has not been charged yet.

The victim, Airi Sato, 22, was rushed to a hospital with critical injuries after the attacker stabbed her repeatedly in her upper body, police said, and was later pronounced dead.

Witnesses and livestream viewers said that they heard her screaming for help, and the stream suddenly went black.''

'Broadcast NHK reported that Takano had lent Sato a large sum of money and that she did not pay him back despite a court order to do so.'

 

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Mar 12, 2025
Online influencer Airi Sato was fatally stabbed while she was live streaming.The Metropolitan Police Department arrested a man at the crime scene.

Japanese influencer stabbed to death while livestreaming to 6,000 followers

Airi Sato, 22, owed £13,000 to man suspected of murdering her on Tokyo street, say police

www.telegraph.co.uk

''A 22-year-old influencer has been stabbed to death over an unpaid debt while livestreaming to more than 6,000 followers.

Airi Sato, who filmed her day-to-day life on an app called WhoWatch, was attacked on Tuesday on a Tokyo street by a man to whom she had failed to repay £13,000, police said.

When her feed went dark and emergency sirens could be heard, concerned followers urgently called for help in the live chat.

But it was too late – Ms Sato had been stabbed in the head, neck and stomach, and was dead on arrival at hospital.''

''He added that he had seen Ms Sato’s livestreaming schedule that morning – she had been filming herself making a loop of the city’s major train stations. Once he travelled to Tokyo, he tracked her down by identifying the buildings in her videos.''