Before dawn on the 2nd, a woman in her twenties, who seems to be a foreigner, was found lying down on the streets of Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, and died shortly thereafter.
The woman's mouth was filled with something like cloth, and the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the situation in detail as she may have been involved in the incident.
After 2:30 am on the 2nd, there was a 119 call on the streets of Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, saying that a woman was lying down.
When a police officer rushed to the scene, she was taken to the hospital by ambulance, but she died shortly after a woman in her twenties, who seems to be a foreigner, had collapsed unconsciously.
According to investigators, her mouth was filled with something like cloth.
The Metropolitan Police Department is proceeding with confirmation of the identity of the deceased woman and identification of the cause of death, and is investigating the details of the possibility of being involved in the incident due to the situation at the scene.
The site is a narrow alley near Yushima Station on the Tokyo Metro, and there are many restaurants and hotels in the vicinity.