2 women fatally stabbed at "girls' bar" in central Japan

Two women working at a so-called girls' bar in Hamamatsu, central Japan, were fatally stabbed early Sunday, with a man arrested at the scene, police said.Ichiro Yamashita, a 41-year-old resident of Fukuroi, Shizuoka Prefecture, is suspected of attacking Tomoka Takeuchi, the 27-year-old manager, around 1 a.m. Sunday at the girls' bar, where women serve drinks over the counter.Yamashita, a regular customer, stabbed Takeuchi twice and then attacked Rin Ito, a 26-year-old employee with whom he entered the bar.Yamashita has admitted to the stabbings, the police said.Takeuchi and Ito, both reside…READ FULL ARTICLE