Hostage standoff ends with man arrested in Fukuoka

A hostage standoff in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka ended Tuesday afternoon when police arrested a man at an eel restaurant where he had been holding two young girls captive, authorities said.The girls aged 3 and 6, the restaurant owner's children, were apparently unharmed after being held for six hours by Yuki Watanabe, a 35-year-old former employee, who was armed with a knife, police said.Watanabe was fired several days ago, according to a 36-year-old friend of the owner."I had a grudge and was dissatisfied while I was working (at the restaurant)," Watanabe was quoted as telling …READ FULL ARTICLE