Man held after woman fatally stabbed on road in Japan's Hokkaido

Police arrested a 27-year-old man Thursday on suspicion of attempted murder after the stabbing of a 21-year-old woman in Chitose on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, police said.The woman, identified as Sri Rahayu, an Indonesian, was later confirmed dead at a hospital. The suspect, Mahmudi Agung Laksana Aji, also of Indonesian nationality, is believed to have been acquainted with her, according to the police.Police had earlier responded to a call reporting a man with a knife. A police officer sustained injuries while attempting to restrain the suspect, they said, adding that a m…READ FULL ARTICLE