State Directory
Cold Cases in Japan
ColdCaseIndex documents 2 cold cases in Japan, spanning 1989. 0 of these cases remain fully unsolved. Each case page includes documented details, status, and information on how to submit a tip.
2
Documented Cases
0
Still Unsolved
1989
Year Range
2
Case Types
By Type
1 Homicide
1 Serial Killer Victims
By Status
2 Solved
All Japan Cases
Solved
1989
Junko Furuta
Seventeen-year-old Junko Furuta was kidnapped and tortured for 44 days by four teenage boys in Tokyo. The extreme nature of the case shocked Japan. All perpetrators received sentences many considered too lenient.
Solved
1989
Tsutomu Miyazaki Victims
Tsutomu Miyazaki, the 'Otaku Killer,' murdered four young girls in the Tokyo/Saitama area. He kept body parts as trophies and sent taunting letters to families. He was executed in 2008.