TOKYO, March 12 -- A 42-year-old man arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 22-year-old woman livestreaming in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Tuesday told police he attacked her over an unpaid debt.

Kenichi Takano, the suspect from Oyama, Tochigi Prefecture, whose occupation is unclear, told police he attacked Airi Sato because she had not repaid money she borrowed from him.

According to Japan Times (JT), Takano had previously reported to Tochigi Prefectural Police in January 2024, alleging that Sato had failed to return the money he had lent her. Investigators believe the stabbing was a result of this unresolved financial dispute and are working to verify the details.

Police stated that Takano began sending money to Sato in 202...