On the night of the 26th, three men in their 40s and 90s were found bleeding and lying down in a house in Takachiho Town, Miyazaki Prefecture, and then died.
The three are relatives, and since a knife that seems to be a weapon has been found at the scene, the police are investigating the details of the incident, assuming that an incident occurred between the three.
After 8:30 pm on the 26th, there was a report asking the police for help, such as "I'm coming into the house with a knife" at a house in Shimono, Takachiho Town.
When police officers rushed in, Kunio Kai (67), his father Yoshito (91), and Kunio's son-in-law, Shun Suma (45), who lives in Kagoshima Prefecture, lived in the house. I was found to be bleeding and lying down.
The three were taken to the hospital, but were later confirmed dead.
According to police, at that time, there were three people in this house and Kunio's mother in her 80s, but she was not injured.
Police are investigating the details of the incident, assuming that an incident occurred among the three dead, as a knife that seems to be a weapon was found at the scene.
The site is a mountain village about 8 km away from the tourist attraction "Takachiho Gorge".