In the corpse-burning case of a Chinese couple in Japan, the mastermind may be their daughter’s live-in boyfriend
On April 16, a murder case involving the "burnt corpses of a man and a woman" occurred in Japan. The hands and feet of Japanese-Chinese Ryutaro Takarashima and his wife were tied with tape, and their bodies were burned and abandoned. On May 1, four suspects were arrested. On Monday, Japanese police arrested two more suspects, one of whom was the live-in boyfriend of Ryutaro Takarashima’s daughter.
According to sources, the arrested Sekine Seihata, 32 years old, is the "common-law husband" of Ryutaro Takarashima's daughter, which can be translated as the husband of a de facto marriage and is generally considered to be a live-in boyfriend.
Suspect Sekine Seitan
It is said that Seigen Sekine was suspected of burning the victim's body with the help of four other people in the early morning of April 16. The police also searched his home. Police said Sekine worked at Ryutaro Takarashima's catering management company and that he ordered the killing. Another suspect arrested was Ryo Maeda, a 36-year-old corporate executive who was an acquaintance of the murdered couple.
Police search Sekine Seihata's residence
Both suspects were arrested on suspicion of damaging a body.
Sources also revealed that the four previously arrested suspects did not know Ryutaro Takarashima and his wife. One of the men, 28-year-old Mitsu Sasaki, told police that in early April, a person asked him to "deal with" the couple.
So far, no suspect has been arrested for murder.
Crime scene
On April 16, in a deep mountain in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, Ryutaro Takarashima and his wife were found tied up hand and foot, burned and dumped in the mountain. The couple runs the catering and real estate industry. 55-year-old Ryutaro Takarashima owns more than a dozen restaurants in Ueno, Tokyo. Local peers say he has strong funds.
Among the four people involved in the case who were arrested on May 1, they include Japanese actor Wakayama Yohito, a child star, 20-year-old Korean man Jiang Guangji, 28-year-old Sasaki Mitsu and 25-year-old Aya Ken Hirayama.
Another arrested suspect, Hikaru Maeda
It is reported that Hirayama Ayaken disposed of the body under the instructions of Sasaki Hikaru and transported the body through a vehicle with two friends. Surveillance showed that in the early morning of the 16th before the murder of Ryutaro Takarashima and his wife, the suspected Wakayama Yoshi and Jiang Guangji appeared at the victim's home in Tokyo. It is not ruled out that they might have committed violence against him.
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Original title: "The case of corpse burning of a Chinese couple in Japan, the mastermind may be the live-in boyfriend of their daughter"
日本华人夫妇焚尸案，主谋或系其女儿的同居男友
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4月16日，日本发生了一起“男女焦尸”命案，日籍华人宝岛龙太郎夫妇手脚被胶带捆绑，遭焚烧弃尸，5月1日有4名嫌疑人被捕。本周一，日本警方又逮捕了两名嫌疑人，而其中一人是宝岛龙太郎女儿的同居男友。
消息人士称，被捕的关根诚端32岁，是宝岛龙太郎女儿的“common-law husband”，可译为事实婚姻关系的丈夫，一般认为是同居男友。
嫌疑人关根诚端
据称，关根诚端涉嫌于4月16日凌晨在其他4人的帮助下焚烧被害人的尸体，警方还搜查了他的家。警方表示，关根诚端在宝岛龙太郎的餐饮管理公司工作，而且是他下令杀人。另一名被捕的嫌疑人是36岁企业高管前田亮，他是被害夫妇的熟人。
警方搜查关根诚端的住所
这两名嫌疑人均因涉嫌损害尸体而被捕。
消息人士还透露，之前逮捕的4名嫌疑人并不认识宝岛龙太郎夫妇。其中一名28岁男子佐佐木光告诉警方，4月初，有一个人要求他“处理”这对夫妇。
目前，还没有任何一名嫌疑人是因谋杀罪被捕。
案发现场
4月16日，在日本栃木县的一处深山中，宝岛龙太郎夫妇被发现手脚捆绑，遭焚烧后弃尸山中。这对夫妇经营餐饮及地产行业，55岁的宝岛龙太郎在东京上野有十几家餐馆，当地同行都表示他资金雄厚。
5月1日被捕的4名涉案人员中，包括童星出身的日本演员若山耀人，20岁韩国籍男子姜光纪，28岁佐佐木光和25岁的平山绫拳。
另一名被捕的嫌疑人前田光
据悉，平山绫拳在佐佐木光的指示下处理尸体，并和两名朋友一起通过车辆运尸。监控显示，在宝岛龙太郎夫妇被害前的16日凌晨，疑似若山耀人和姜光纪出现在被害人位于东京的住家，不排除他们有出手对其施暴的可能。
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原标题：《日本华人夫妇焚尸案，主谋或系其女儿的同居男友》
