Young woman dies after man plunges from 12-storey building onto her - but HE survives

New Dispatch Published Jul 23, 2026 Reviewed Jul 23, 2026 ✓ Reviewed by citations.press editors

Houra Inaba, 23, died from hemorrhagic shock after Shinsei Taguchi, 29, fell from a 12-storey apartment building in Nagoya, Japan, at approximately 5:30am on the morning of the incident.

Shinsei Taguchi, 29, fell from a 12-storey apartment building in Nagoya, Japan, landing on Houra Inaba, and remained unconscious and in critical condition, according to local media.

The fatal fall occurred approximately 500 metres northeast of Yabacho Station on the municipal subway's Meijo Line in Nagoya, Japan, according to Kyodo News.

In 2025, Japan recorded 19,097 suicides, marking the third successive annual decrease, while student suicides through high school reached an all-time high of 532, including 352 high school, 170 junior high school, and 10 elementary school students.

A young woman has died after a man plunged from a 12-storey building and landed on her.

Houra Inaba, 23, was walking in Japan around 1am when Shinsei Taguchi, 29, fell from an apartment building.

Ms Inaba had been with a friend at the time of the horror incident.

Her friend called emergency services, who then raced to the scene in Nagoya.

Both were taken to the hospital, but Ms Inaba was pronounced dead at 5.30am due to a hemorrhagic shock, according to local media.

But Mr Taguchi is said to be unconscious and in critical condition.

It remains unclear if he intentionally leapt from the building or if it was an accident.

The area was described as a "busy area with many stores and entertainment facilities", according to Kyodo News.

The fatal fall came about 500 metres northeast of Yabacho Station on the municipal subway's Meijo Line.

The district is "crowded with office and apartment buildings", according to Japanese newspaper the Mainichi.

Aichi Prefectural Police Headquarters are now investigating the incident.

Two years ago a teenager jumped to her death from a shopping centre in Yokohama and killed another woman walking below.

The 17-year-old jumped from a building in a crowded shopping district, hitting a 32-year-old woman on September 1, 2024.

Both were taken to hospital, with the teenager dying an hour later and the woman dying shortly after.

Police said the teenage girl lived in Kimitsu City, Chiba Prefecture and the woman was a company employee who lived in Midori Ward, Yokohama.

September 1, just before the new school year begins, is the most common day for people under the age of 18 to kill themselves.

Students who do not want to return to school are known as "futoko".

There were 19,097 suicides in Japan in 2025, the third successive annual decrease.

However, suicides by students through high school hit an all-time high of 532.

Among those, 352 were in high school, 170 in junior high school and 10 in elementary school.

Anyone who is in emotional distress, struggling to cope or at risk of suicide can call the Samaritans anonymously for free from a UK phone on 116 123 or go to samaritans.org.

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