A Fukuokan's Notes from Sapporo

First of all, I need to correct something from my previous post, and I apologize for the mistake. The stabbing did not happen inside Mark Is. It actually took place on the street near a theatre close to the shopping center.

I guess I was a bit too worked up by the news and ended up making it sound more sensational than it actually was, probably in an unconscious attempt to attract more readers to the blog. That’s on me.

The suspect has been arrested. From what I’ve read, he’s a man in his thirties and apparently someone who frequented the HKT47 theatre.

And then — unbelievably — there was yet another stabbing today. This time near Hakata Station. A woman was injured, and the police quickly caught a male suspect. Is it just an eerie coincidence that this happened so close to the spot where a woman was stabbed to death not so long ago by her ex-boyfriend, who later turned out to be stalking her? I honestly can’t help wondering.

With these things happening one after another, I can’t help thinking that walking around Fukuoka feels more dangerous than the outskirts of Sapporo, where bears are wandering around these days.

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