Tokyo police arrested a 43-year-old Ground Self-Defense Force member Saturday on suspicion of attempting to stab a woman to death earlier this month.
The suspect, Lt. Col. Yoichiro Otsu, who belongs to the GSDF's Camp Asaka in Tokyo's Nerima Ward, has denied the allegations against him, according to investigative sources.
During voluntary questioning before the arrest, the suspect told police, "I know the woman, but I have had no problems with her." The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating his motive for the suspected crime.
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