1 dead, 2 injured in stabbing in Osaka, suspect arrested

From Kyodo, Jiji

February 15 2026

OSAKA – A 17-year-old boy was killed, and two other boys were injured after they were stabbed in Osaka’s busy Dotombori shopping area late Saturday, police said.

A man in his 20s was arrested Sunday on suspicion of murder after fleeing the scene on foot, according to an investigative source. Police said they were informed that he knew the three victims and they had a dispute shortly before the attack.

“I did not intend to kill,” the suspect told the police. He added, “I was going to threaten them with a knife, but I stabbed a man who approached me near the chest,” according to the police.

The deceased victim, identified as Ryunosuke Kamada, from Tawaramoto, Nara Prefecture, suffered multiple stab wounds, including to the chest, while the two other 17-year-old boys sustained injuries to the upper body, the Osaka police said.

The police received an emergency call around 11:55 p.m. reporting that people had been stabbed on the first floor of a building located in an area with many eateries.