Two men rob Chinese executive of luxury watch at Osaka coin parking, flee by car
In short
Two men attacked a 45-year-old Chinese national company executive at a coin parking lot in Osaka's Minato Ward early on Oct 6, threatening him with a gun-like object and taking his luxury wristwatch before fleeing by car, police said. The victim suffered minor injuries, including facial abrasions. Osaka Prefectural Police are investigating it as a robbery-assault and are searching for the two men, one of whom spoke Chinese with a northeastern dialect.
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Two men attacked a 45-year-old Chinese national company executive at a coin parking lot in Benten, Minato Ward, Osaka, in the early hours of Oct 6, threatening him with an object police described as gun-like and taking his luxury wristwatch before fleeing by car. Osaka Prefectural Police's Minato station is investigating the case as a robbery-assault and is searching for the two men, who remain at large. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 7 ]
According to police accounts, the man was grabbed from behind and struck after returning to his car. One of the men pointed the gun-like object at him, and the other straddled him after he fell. One attacker spoke Chinese with a northeastern Chinese dialect, saying “来いや”, and the victim answered in Chinese that he would hand over his watch and asked to be spared, Nippon TV and Livedoor News reported. He gave up the watch and the men left. [ 2 , 4 ]
Sankei Shimbun reported the man was attacked just after parking his car and was believed to be lightly injured; Nippon TV said he suffered facial abrasions. The victim was in the area to meet a friend, and the initial 110 call came from that friend, according to Livedoor News. Police said the two men appeared to be middle-aged and had no apparent prior acquaintance with the victim. [ 1 , 2 , 4 ]
The scene is about 450 metres northwest of Osaka Metro Bentencho Station, in an area lined with office buildings, Sankei Shimbun reported. Livedoor News said the men drove off westward in a car; Nippon TV said they got into another car parked in the lot, while Sankei Shimbun said only that they fled by vehicle. [ 1 , 2 , 4 ]
The documents differ on timing: Sankei Shimbun puts the attack at about 00:35, while other outlets say it happened shortly after 00:30. No document reports an arrest or states a motive. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 7 ]
Why it matters
The two attackers remain at large, so the case is an active police search in a central Osaka neighbourhood near Bentencho Station. It is being handled as a robbery-assault, one of the more serious property-violence categories, which typically draws larger investigative resources. The documents give no further basis for broader significance.
Key facts
- A 45-year-old Chinese national company executive was attacked at a coin parking lot in Benten, Minato Ward, Osaka, in the early hours of Oct 6. [ 1 , 2 , 4 , 7 ]
- The attackers threatened him with a gun-like object and took a luxury wristwatch, police said. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 7 ]
- The two men fled by car and remain at large; police are investigating as a robbery-assault. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 7 ]
- According to police, one of the men spoke Chinese with a northeastern Chinese dialect. [ 2 , 4 , 7 ]
- The victim was injured, including facial abrasions, and was reported to be lightly hurt. [ 1 , 4 ]
- The scene is about 450 metres northwest of Osaka Metro Bentencho Station, in an area of office buildings. [ 1 ]
- Police said the two men appeared to be middle-aged and did not know the victim. [ 4 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Two men attacked a 45-year-old Chinese national company executive at a coin parking lot in Benten, Minato Ward, Osaka, early on Oct 6. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 7 ]
- The man was threatened with a gun-like object and robbed of a luxury wristwatch. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 7 ]
- The two men fled by car and police are searching for them in a robbery-assault investigation. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 7 ]
Still unclear
- Whether the weapon used was an actual firearm. Documents describe it only as “something like a handgun” (拳銃のようなもの), a police description that does not confirm a real gun.
- The exact time of the attack. Sankei Shimbun gives about 00:35; other outlets say shortly after 00:30.
- How the victim was injured. Sankei Shimbun says he appeared lightly hurt, Nippon TV reports facial abrasions, and Livedoor News says he was punched in the face; the injury accounts differ.
- How the men escaped. Livedoor News says they drove west; Nippon TV says they got into another car parked in the lot; Sankei Shimbun says only that they fled by car.
- The motive and whether the victim was singled out. Nippon TV reports police believe the men had no prior acquaintance with the victim; no document states a motive.
- One of the two men spoke Chinese with a northeastern Chinese dialect, according to police. Reported by a single source so far
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- A man is attacked at a coin parking lot in Benten, Minato Ward, Osaka; a 110 call reporting that a friend had been robbed is made shortly after 00:30, according to police. [ 2 , 3 , 4 , 7 ]
- Sankei Shimbun places the attack at about this time, saying the man was threatened with a gun-like object and robbed of his watch. [ 1 ]
- First report among the documents, from Sankei Shimbun. [ 1 ]
- Latest report among the documents, from Yahoo! News Japan. [ 7 ]