In the early morning of the 20th, on the street of a residential area in Toyonaka City, Osaka, a male office worker was injured by being stabbed in the waist with a knife from behind.
The police are following the whereabouts of the person who stabbed him as an attempted murder, and are calling on people living nearby to refrain from going out unnecessarily.
According to the police, around 1:00 am on the 20th, a 50-year-old male office worker living nearby reportedly said, ``I was suddenly stabbed with a knife from behind when I was walking'' on the street in Okamachi Minami, Toyonaka City, Osaka.
The man was transported to the hospital with a knife-like object stuck in his waist and is being treated, but there is no danger to his life.
Police are following the whereabouts of the person who stabbed the man by examining the footage of the surrounding security cameras as an attempted murder case, and are calling on people living nearby to refrain from going out unnecessarily.
In response to the incident, nearby elementary schools took measures to leave school in groups in the afternoon, and kindergartens also took measures to allow free attendance, and more than half of the children were absent.
The site is a residential area about 300 meters southwest of Hankyu Okamachi Station.
Neighborhood woman "Usually a quiet residential area"
A 75-year-old woman who lives near the scene said, "I woke up to the sound of an ambulance's siren around 1:00 am, and when I looked out the window, there were many police officers. I was surprised because it is usually a quiet residential area. I was talking.