Shinjuku host stabbing
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Attack type | Stabbing |
| Weapons | Kitchen knife |
| Deaths | 0 |
Non-fatal injuries | 1 |
| Victims | 1 |
| Perpetrator | Yuka Takaoka |
| Motive | Obsessive love |
The Shinjuku host stabbing (新宿ホストメッタ刺し事件 Shinjuku hosuto mettazashi jijō)[2] was an incident that took place on May 23, 2019, where 21-year-old Yuka Takaoka stabbed her boyfriend, 20-year-old Runa, in their apartment in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Following Takaoka's arrest, she became viral on social media due to comparisons with the yandere trope seen in anime.
Incident[edit]
On May 23, 2019, Runa planned to help Yuka Takaoka clean her apartment, but he was late due to work.[3][4][5] He allegedly "became cold" towards her.[6] After finding a photo of him being intimate with another woman on his phone, Takaoka allegedly stabbed him twice in the abdomen with a kitchen knife inside their their fifth-floor residence.[7][1][8] After waking up, Runa attempted to escape and fled to the first floor of the building before falling unconscious in the lobby.[4][5] Takaoka also alleged that Runa told her he liked her after she stabbed him.[3] Runa later stated that he said it in an attempt to stop her.[4][5][9]
A passerby called emergency services.[4] Police officers arrived around 4:00 PM.[3] Takaoka was found sitting next to Runa's unconscious body, with her hands and legs covered in blood, as she was calling a friend on her cell phone and smoking a cigarette.[10][11] Takaoka claimed that she did not want to go anywhere and decided to sit on the outside staircase, with the intention of watching her boyfriend die.[3] She also claimed that she was "seeking to die" and decided to kill him because "that was how [she] could be with him."[3]
Runa was transported to the hospital,[1] while Takaoka was seen grinning in the patrol car. After her arrest, Takaoka admitted to the allegations, stating, "I, too, wanted to die."[1] During questioning, she additionally stated that she "loved him so much" that she "couldn't help it", also stating that she had planned to kill herself after killing him.[2][10][8]
Following the incident, Runa regained consciousness after five days despite being told that he had a 20% chance of survival.[4] He was mostly bedridden, was unable to eat, and had to get counseling for anxiety,[5] but he returned to work five weeks later.[4] Runa stated that he holds no grudge against Takaoka for the incident and feels that the stabbing has boosted his popularity at his job and helped him reconnect with some of his estranged siblings.[4]
Perpetrator[edit]
Yuka Takaoka (高岡由佳 Takaoka Yuka) was 21-years-old at the time of the stabbing.[1] Takaoka allegedly worked as a manager at Tokimeki BinBim, a type of hostess club.[10][7] In October 2018, she met 20-year-old Runa (琉月), a host at the club Fusion By Youth in Kabukichō, Tokyo.[7][4][5][9] Runa alleged that he started to associate with Takaoka in April 2019, after which she began to come to the club repeatedly and reserved him as her designated host.[4][5] The two began living together on May 20, 2019.[3][9]
Reactions[edit]
Following Takaoka's arrest, she became an Internet meme on Twitter and Instagram due to her appearance and resemblance to the yandere trope in anime, earning the nickname "too beautiful attempted murder suspect."[12][7] After discovering photos of her cosplaying several yandere characters on her Instagram account, began to become fascinated with her, with some admitting finding her attractive.[12][13] This resulted in others defending her actions and drawing fan art, while others openly condemned her supporters.[12]
In June 2019, visual kei band Kagekui drew criticism for the song "Suki de Suki de Shikatanakatta" (好きで好きで仕方なかった, lit. "I Loved [You] So Much I Couldn't Help It") for reenacting the stabbing in the music video, as well as the song title being a reference to Takaoka's stated motive.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Woman stabs male acquaintance at Shinjuku residence". Tokyo Reporter. 2019-05-24. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "「新宿ホストメッタ刺し事件」をアー写にしたヴィジュアル系バンドに非難殺到 「頭が悪いとしか思えない炎上商法」". Biglobe (in 日本語). 2019-06-12. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Yuka Takaoka incident: Gruesome details emerge about 'crime of passion'". Tokyo Reporter. 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 "Yuka Takaoka incident: Victim survives, holds 'no grudge'". Tokyo Reporter. 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "同棲相手に刺された重傷ホスト １か月あまりで"超速"復帰". Tokyo Sports (in 日本語). 2019-07-09. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ↑ Nakano, Kenji (2019-06-18). "Yuka Takaoka incident: Real life yandere tale leaves man in critical condition". Tokyo Reporter. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Nakano, Kenji (2019-05-30). "Japan's 'too beautiful' internet sensation product of dark industry". Tokyo Reporter. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "「好きで好きで仕方なかった」男性刺して逮捕の女". TV Asahi (in 日本語). 2019-05-24. Archived from the original on 2019-06-01. Retrieved 2019-09-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "「好きで好きで」と女に刺されたホストが告白 あの日何が？". Biglobe (in 日本語). 2019-07-09. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Woman accused of stabbing male acquaintance: 'I loved him so much'". Tokyo Reporter. 2019-05-27. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ↑ Shimizu, Yōhei (2019-05-27). "新宿で21歳女性が男性を刺した事件の現場写真が拡散、「グロ画像」は違法になる？". Bengo.com via Yahoo! News Japan (in 日本語). Retrieved 2019-09-11.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 St. Michel, Patrick (2019-06-15). "Examining the morbid fascination with violence on social media in Japan". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
- ↑ Haruyama, Yūko (2019-05-30). "「メンヘラ・マウンティング」 新宿のマンションでホストをメッタ刺しにした女の"生の扱い"". Infoseek. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
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