Overview

• The Consulate General in Shenyang learned on May 25 that two male Japanese nationals had been killed in Dalian on May 23.
• A Chinese suspect is in custody as local police expand their probe into the slayings.
• Authorities attribute the killings to a business dispute among acquaintances, as reported by the Japanese Consulate.
• Officials have only confirmed that the victims were male, offering no further personal details.
• Two Chinese men convicted in earlier fatal stabbings of Japanese citizens in Shenzhen and Suzhou were executed in early 2025.