Chinese Herald Special Report Group
On the top page of the restaurant owner Ryutaro Takashima, Sanei Shoji Co., Ltd., the following words are written:
Thank you very much for your continued support. Since the establishment of the company, we have been working hard every day in line with the business philosophy of "food that satisfies customers".
In recent years, we believe that it has been difficult for everyone, and the issue of viruses and wars has caused a stir around the world.
While online ordering has become popular, we believe that the interior design of the store and the service provided by the staff are irreplaceable.
We will continue to work hard every day so that we can be close to everyone at all times and share joy through food.
Ryutaro Takashima, the owner of the company, was found dead in the early morning of April 16 in a wasteland by the Nasu River in Tochigi Prefecture, and his body was burned. It was 6:50 a.m. when the police received a call from a man that two mannequins were burning by the river. This case caused a sensation in Japanese society, and the facts of the case were confusing.
宝岛龙太郎。 来自SNS，Photo by スポニチ。
The twists and turns of the case were dismembered
Because it was so unbelievable, witnesses couldn't believe that it was a real corpse, but thought it was a mannequin, just like the mannequins we saw in shopping malls to display their costumes.
Both bodies were tied back to back with their hands tied, plastic bags over their heads, duct tape wrapped around their heads. Since the body was not bent and no signs of burn were seen at the autopsy stage, the search headquarters speculated that the body had been burned and abandoned after murder, which was confirmed by the autopsy results.
An expert in criminal psychology in Japan has analyzed and pointed out that there are only two reasons for setting fire after killing, one is to destroy the corpse, and the other is to harbor a deep hatred. In addition, as for the behavior of the criminal group, experts pointed out that it was not from a professional homicide group, because the amount of gasoline they brought was not enough to burn two corpses, in fact, most of the human body was water, and the criminal wishful thinking thought that the gasoline that could destroy the corpse was not enough at all, so that the prisoners saw that the situation was not right, and fled in a hurry, leaving an empty tank of gasoline at the scene.
The police approached the real murderer
Ryutaro Takashima, who started a business in Japan and opened 14 restaurants in Ueno, as well as a real estate business and a business that imports clothing and food from China and South Korea, can be said to have had a smooth journey. Most of his restaurants are located in Ueno, and they are so concentrated that a corner of a food street where his restaurants are concentrated is called "Takashimajima-ro".
Ryutaro, 55, along with his 56-year-old wife, was killed and dumped by the river. Their heads were tightly sealed with plastic bags and duct tape, their hands and feet were tied, and they were stacked on top of each other, doused with gasoline, and set on fire.
A 25-year-old Japanese youth reported that he had turned himself in, saying that the incident might have something to do with him. It turned out that he bought tape and gasoline according to the instructions of the "big brother", but he has not yet confessed to whose orders he received.
Surveillance camera footage of Ryutaro Takushima in Taito Ward at around 9:15 p.m. on April 15. From NHK Network News
The 25-year-old is Ayaken Hirayama and is a construction worker in Koshigaya City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. When he turned himself in, he was still holding Ryutaro Takashima's belongings, but he insisted that he did not go to Tochigi Prefecture, even though his car was found near the scene of the burning of the body, and there were blood stains in the car, traces of the victim's wife having ridden, and blunt objects.
Back on the evening of April 15, Ryutaro Takushima, whose family lives in a tower 20 minutes walk from Ueno, rode his bicycle to the store, because every afternoon and evening he patrolled his 14 restaurants and collected the cash from the store. Usually with his wife, and sometimes their 20-year-old daughter also helps. This day was no exception, as Ryutaro Takajima rode his bicycle from house to house in Ueno to see his shop. However, he didn't ride a bike later.
According to sources involved in the investigation, at around 9:30 pm on the 15th, surveillance cameras captured the Takushima couple walking with a male acquaintance in Ueno, Tokyo. Later, the couple and another male acquaintance arrived at Higashishinagawa, Shinagawa Ward, at around 11 p.m., in a car rented by an acquaintance, and the car departed again 30 minutes later, and the couple visited a home in Shinagawa Ward.
According to a report by Asahi TV Network News on April 24: An acquaintance (male) in Takarashima said:
"Mr. Takajima said to me, 'Let's go and see the property. ’”
It is said to be the target of his next acquisition.
The reporter asked, "Do you mean to look at the new real estate?" and his acquaintance said, "Yes, he said in Shinagawa." ”
Takashima was planning to open a new store, and the day before the incident, he traveled to Higashinagawa with two of his acquaintances in Ueno and a woman who appeared to be his wife.
The reporter asked, "Did you go to Shinagawa because the contract had already been decided?" and his acquaintance said, "There was no decision." Just went to see it. One of the agents said to him, "There's a store like this, why don't you buy it?" So I went and looked at it. ("Did the incident happen after the victim "looked at the property"? did he meet the arrested man at the convenience store? Two charred bodies)
It is reported that one of the acquaintances who went to Shinagawa with Takajima was someone from a real estate company, and at around 11:30 p.m. that day, they traveled to Higashishinagawa and came to the vicinity of a vacant house managed by the real estate company. According to reports, someone from the real estate company later said, "We went to the vacant house together, but Mr. Takajima was gone, so we left the place." ”
The police believe that just after the house viewing, the Takushima couple was abducted.
It is reported that Hirayama, who was arrested on suspicion of destroying a body, drove to a convenience store in Shinagawa Ward at around 9:30 p.m. on the 15th and met with two of his acquaintances, and later Hirayama left on foot, and surveillance cameras saw his car leave the convenience store at around 11:30 p.m.
Subsequently, surveillance cameras captured Hirayama's sedan driving around the residence visited by Takajima.
The car was seized on April 18, and the bloodstains and driver's license of Sachiko, Ryutaro Takashima's wife, were found in the back seat and trunk of the car, as well as straps and duct tape, etc., and it was finally confirmed that they were alive at 11:30 p.m. that night, and cameras in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, captured Takushima smoking.
It is understood that the Takushima couple had contact with two acquaintances of Hirayama Ayaken (25 years old), who were arrested on suspicion of destroying the body, at a residence in Tokyo at around midnight on the 16th. The mansion in question is located in a quiet residential area, and is a reinforced concrete mansion with three floors above ground and one basement. The building is currently uninhabited and is said to be vacant.
Now it is known that the person involved in the case is the person who gave the instructions, the suspect Hirayama Ayaken, and two acquaintances of Hirayama, a total of 4 people. Hirayama said he had purchased duct tape and gasoline in advance at the request of the instructor.
According to investigators, before 0:00 a.m. on the 16th, surveillance cameras near the vacant house showed that the sedan had been captured. Around the same time, surveillance cameras also showed the sedan driving towards the vacant house.
Surveillance footage from the vicinity at the time also showed a car heading in the direction of the vacant house, and eight minutes later, another car heading in the direction of the vacant house.
According to surveillance footage, the car, also known as Hirata's, appeared to have been parked near the vacant house for about two hours. The search headquarters suspects that the two people inside the sedan may have attacked the couple in the garage of the vacant house, and during their two-hour stay here, blood was found in the garage.
At around 2 a.m. on the 16th, the car drove away from the vicinity, and after 4 a.m., they went to the place where the body was found in Nasu Town.
Hirayama, who called the person who gave the instructions "big brother," said most of his instructions were given on his phone. Hirayama said: He is a terrible person. The Metropolitan Police Department said that they searched the house on the 24th and believed that the couple might have been attacked here.
Meanwhile, two of Hirayama's acquaintances had visited a convenience store in Tokyo before heading to the residence.
After Hirayama and the others stayed at the convenience store for about an hour, Hirayama left on foot, and about thirty minutes later, the two left by car.
Investigators said that Tajima, his wife Sachiko, and two acquaintances stayed in Higashishinagawa, Shinagawa Ward, for about 30 minutes on the evening of the 15th, the day before the body was found.
Ayaken Hirayama's confession
In response to the police investigation, Hirayama explained the sequence of events, to the effect that the person who gave him instructions had given him the address of the house, and that he had told him the two people he had asked for. On the other hand, there is little mention of the person who gave him instructions and the identities of the two people he delegated, and Hirayama said, "I can't name him." "The search headquarters is discreetly verifying.
Hirayama surrendered on April 17 at the police station in the Metropolitan Police Department's district and was arrested on April 21 on suspicion of destroying bodies, and his statements about the two people who may have been involved in the assault and the disposal of bodies have also been constantly changing, such as he said: "I have never had any contact with them since the incident", but later changed to "I have contacted one of them." ”
Regarding the two men, Hirayama said, "I drank with them a few times, but I only know their nicknames. In a later investigation, he said: "I tried to contact them before turning myself in," "but they could not be reached." ”
At present, the Metropolitan Police Department is conducting a detailed investigation into the relationship and whereabouts of the two suspects in connection with the incident and determining the identities of the two suspects.
Sachiko Takashima, the wife of Ryutaro Takashima. From the NHK network news on April 24, provided by the audio-visual provider.
At the moment, it has not been confirmed that there is any connection between Hirayama and Takushima Ryutaro, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Police and Tochigi Prefectural Police Joint Search Headquarters seized a black sedan owned by the suspect Hirayama, and the blood stains of Takashima's wife, Sachiko, were found in the trunk of the car.
The cause of death of the Takajima couple was suffocation, and Sachiko had multiple marks of beating on her head and face. Police also found Sachiko's bloodstains and driver's license and a bloodstained hammer in Hirayama's car, where she suffered head injuries and her skull was dented.
Hirayama is said to have graduated from a prestigious high school in Koshigaya City, Saitama Prefecture, and he lived in an apartment in Koshigaya City, Saitama Prefecture for about 6 months.
He also revealed during the investigation that he received more than 10 million yen in remuneration from the person who gave him instructions and gave it to the two people he entrusted with disposing of the body.
"Takajima Road", where many restaurants owned by President Takashima are concentrated
Regarding the identity of Takushima Ryutaro, some media speculated that he was a Chinese or Korean who obtained Japanese nationality, according to media reports, the reason why he was able to have 14 stores in Ueno was that the epidemic was the main reason, because during the epidemic, many stores could not operate, and they vacated their territories, and Takushima Ryutaro bought some stores, and now there are 14.
Shueisha Online reported on April 25 that:
The lawsuit seeking damages against the Takashima couple for damages was held in the Tokyo District Court on April 25 after they accused them of being assaulted by the president of a nearby restaurant, and the lawsuit is expected to continue.
The article pointed out that Sanei Shoji operates 14 successful stores between JR Okachimachi Station and Ueno Station, and this corner of the area is known as "Takashimajimachi". ”
In this case, Mr. and Mrs. Takajima and Mr. D, an officer of Sanei Corporation, filed a lawsuit for damages in the Tokyo District Court in November last year, claiming that they were beaten by C, the president of restaurant B, in March last year, and the court began a closed-door trial of the case on April 25. ("Nasu - Two bodies burned down" The scene of the attack was a lavish vacant mansion.) The tattooed man who was arrested "received a large sum of money as payment" while "stabbing his stomach with an umbrella and calling the other party inferior to dog garbage!" There is also a lawsuit for the "Baodao Road Incident" to continue)
In Japan, there are very few people with the surname "Takashima", and in the town of Shakotan, Hokkaido, there are people with the surname "Takajima", but this surname is quite rare, with only about 100 to 200 people nationwide. According to the "Name Origin Network", in terms of the number of people with surnames used, it ranks 25,377, about 150 people.
Therefore, some media suspect that he was not originally Japanese, but there is nothing wrong with the couple now holding Japanese nationality.
It is also reported that the restaurant run by Takushima Ryutaro employs a lot of Chinese employees, and when they clash with neighboring restaurants, they will yell at each other with Chinese! There is also news that Takushima Ryutaro is not only fluent in Chinese, but also speaks Korean very well. At present, the murder of Ryutaro Takushima and his wife is still full of suspicions.