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Japanese woman slashes Chinese tourist in Osaka Don Quijote store: Report

OSAKA: A 34-year-old Japanese woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after she attacked a Chinese tourist at discount store Don Quijote in Osaka.

Miki Matsuoka, a resident of Takamatsu City in Kagawa Prefecture, is said to have slashed a 31-year-old Chinese national in the back of the head at the Umeda branch of Don Quijote, reported Japan Today on Monday (Jan 6).

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The incident took place at about 3.30pm on Saturday on a staircase in the store, the report cited police as saying.

A male shopper said he heard the victim cry out and subdued Matsuoka, who admitted to attacking the woman.

“I bought a kitchen knife to kill someone,” police quoted her as saying. “I didnt like the attitude of the woman who I spoke to, so I thought of killing her.”

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