Police arrested a 47-year-old man on Wednesday in connection with the death and dismemberment of a 6-year-old Kobe girl who went missing nearly two weeks ago.
The man, Yasuhiro Kimino, was living near the wooded area where police found Mirei Ikuta's head and other severed body parts.
Police uncovered the body parts Tuesday inside six plastic bags that were left roughly 100 meters east of her home in the city's Nagata Ward. A one-piece dress and sandals identical to those worn by the elementary school student were also found inside the bags. Some parts of the body are still missing.