12.10.2026 14:40
A 29-year-old man who jumped from the 11th floor in Japan survived, while causing the death of a 23-year-old young woman he fell onto. The father, opposing the assessment of his daughter's death as an accident, launched a signature campaign for the suspect to be tried for murder. More than 45,000 people supported the campaign.
In an incident that occurred in Nagoya, Japan, a 29-year-old man jumped from the balcony on the 11th floor of a 12-story apartment building. In the incident that took place around 1:00 a.m., 23-year-old Hora Inaba, who was walking on the sidewalk after eating with friends, was trapped beneath the person who fell from the building.
The seriously injured young woman died in the hospital where she was taken. The 29-year-old man, who was seriously injured after the incident and remained unconscious for a time, survived as a result of treatment.
FATHER SHARED HIS LAST MESSAGING WITH HIS DAUGHTER
Father Kenji Inaba, who spoke to the Japanese press after his daughter's death, described the pain he experienced. The father, noting that the young woman worked at a restaurant, described his daughter as someone kind and helpful to everyone. Inaba, who said he received a phone call from his older daughter about an hour and a half after the incident, recounted that when he went to the hospital, his daughter could not respond to him.
The grieving father also shared the last messages he exchanged with his daughter. It emerged that Hora planned to go to her father's house for dinner one day after the incident. Father Inaba said he had been very excited because they would reunite with his family after about nine months, but that meeting never took place.
SUSPECT SURVIVED, WAS ARRESTED
The 29-year-old man, who was seriously injured after jumping from the 11th floor, was treated in the hospital for a while. After regaining consciousness, the suspect, who was taken into custody at the end of August, was arrested on charges of causing death by gross negligence. A psychiatric examination process was initiated to evaluate the suspect's criminal responsibility.
FATHER MET WITH SUSPECT THREE TIMES
Kenji Inaba, who began a legal fight after his daughter's death, announced that he had met with the suspect three times. The father, stating that the suspect apologized to him, said he did not find this statement sufficient.
Inaba claimed that in one of the meetings he asked the suspect whether he had jumped without caring that there were people below and that someone could die, and that the suspect answered, "Yes, that's right." The father argued that this response showed the suspect knew he could endanger others' lives.
MORE THAN 45,000 PEOPLE SIGNED
Kenji Inaba, opposing the treatment of his daughter's death as merely an accident, launched an online petition for the suspect to be tried for murder with possible intent. More than 45,000 people supported the campaign launched in September.
Father Inaba, stating that the area where the incident occurred is crowded even at night, argued that the person who jumped from the 11th floor was in a position to see the people below. The father, saying he went to the scene many times, recounted that he determined that nearly 300 people walked in the area within about two hours at night.
LEGAL FIGHT FOR MURDER CHARGE
Kenji Inaba wants the incident to be evaluated within the scope of murder with possible intent, arguing that the suspect jumped even though he foresaw that he could cause someone else's death.
However, Japanese legal experts state that such a charge is not easy to accept. According to experts, the fact that it is not certain that a person jumping from a height will hit a pedestrian below makes it difficult to legally prove murderous intent. The grieving father, however, stated that he does not want his daughter's death to be closed as an unfortunate accident and called for changes to the laws if necessary.