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Japanese Man Arrested for Fatal Street Duel in Tokyo

1/13/2026

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Fuzuki Asari (the 26-year-old Japanese man) was arrested in Tokyo under a 19th-century duelling law after a fatal street fight.
The incident occurred on September 23 in Kabukicho.
Police said Naoya Matsuda (30-year-old man) and Asari drank and played shogi before a heated argument escalated into a fistfight.
Asari faces charges of duelling and causing injury resulting in death, underscoring concerns about online violent amateur fighting in Japan.

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Fuzuki Asari (the 26-year-old Japanese man) was arrested in Tokyo under a 19th-century duelling law after a fatal street fight.
The incident occurred on September 23 in Kabukicho.
Police said Naoya Matsuda (30-year-old man) and Asari drank and played shogi before a heated argument escalated into a fistfight.
Asari faces charges of duelling and causing injury resulting in death, underscoring concerns about online violent amateur fighting in Japan.