Foreign University Student Missing in Japan
Worm, a 21 year old German University student, who came to Japan for sightseeing during his school vacation on September 21st, has been missing since October 10th or 11th. He was in Tokyo for the first part of his trip, then had hotel reservations in Wakayama from September 30th to October 10th. He last contacted family on October 10th. His passport and wrist watch were found in a public restroom near Wakayamashi Station on October 11th and security camera footage appears to show him in that area around 8 pm on the same date. The Mainichi News reports that 40 items, including a smartphone, belonging to Worm were found near a river in Wakayama City.
His University classes started on October 12th and when he didn’t attend classes, he was reported missing on October 16th.
He is 173 cm tall with blond hair and has a medium build. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Wakayama Prefectural Police Headquarters at 070-423-0110.
This is quite a mystery. I wonder if something bad happened or if he voluntarily went missing. Japan is very safe and I often travel alone, but I have heard about tourists going missing from time to time. Being without a passport makes me think he didn’t voluntarily go missing. I will continue to search the news to try to find out what happened.
What do you think?
4 comments:
I am praying this young man is found safe and sound and has an explanation for his missing time.
What a mystery! From the photo, we can see that this man is very proper; his beard is trimmed, his fringe is perfectly curled, and he has no tattoos or body piercing. He is wearing a snow white T-shirt and clean sneakers, he has his shoulder bag across his body and his white jacket is folded over the bag. This tells me he is not likely to get drunk and do something foolish, nor leave his belongings in a public toilet or go into the river with his clothes on 'for fun'.
So what could have happened to him? 1) he suffered from amnesia, 2) he was attacked by a wild animal in the Wakayama mountains; 3) he was in a hit-and-run accident, and his body was hidden somewhere by the driver, 4) he was accidentally shot by a hunter who hid his body, 5) he got involved in a crime (witnessed something?) and had to be 'eliminated', 6) he tried to rescue someone from drowning and was carried away by the stream....
I hope my guesses are all wrong and that he will be found safe and sound as soon as possible.
I'm worried that he might be involved in a crime. I want it to be discovered as soon as possible.
Oh no, I hope he is alright! It all sounds very mysterious. Was he ever planning to show up for university on the 12th when he had hotel reservations up to the 10th?
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