{"id":327690,"date":"2026-05-02T02:10:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T20:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=327690"},"modified":"2026-05-02T02:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T20:40:09","slug":"japan-zoo-employee-allegedly-admits-to-throwing-wifes-body-into-animal-incinerator-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/japan-zoo-employee-allegedly-admits-to-throwing-wifes-body-into-animal-incinerator-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan zoo employee allegedly admits to throwing wife\u2019s body into animal incinerator &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A zoo in Japan was forced to delay its summer opening after an worker allegedly informed police that he had disposed of his wife\u2019s body within the zoo\u2019s incinerator, based on Japanese media reports.<\/p>\n<p>Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, was scheduled to reopen on Wednesday, in time for a Japanese holiday 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src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get breaking National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox because it happens so you will not miss a trending story.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Police arrested 33-year-old worker Suzuki Tatsuya after investigators discovered what gave the impression to be human body parts within the zoo\u2019s incinerator, Japanese news outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/nhkworld\/en\/news\/20260501_01\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHK reported<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The incinerator is usually used to get rid of animal carcasses, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cm2p3gn3yzno\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Police say Tatsuya admitted to the alleged crime before he was arrested, based on the Japanese outlet, telling investigators he transported his 33-year-old wife\u2019s body to the zoo and burned it at the top of March, it reported.<\/p>\n<p>In response to investigators, he also indicated that he had killed her and allegedly threatened to burn her body until nothing remained, NHK said.<\/p>\n<p>Police began questioning Tatsuya after members of the family reported his wife was missing, the outlet added.<br \/>Hirosuke Imazu, the mayor of Asahikawa city, described the invention at a press conference on Tuesday as an \u201cunprecedented crisis,\u201d the British outlet reported.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Trending<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cNobody could have predicted it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m overcome with immense anxiety, and I&#8217;m facing a crisis of unprecedented magnitude,\u201d the mayor continued.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re making preparations to welcome you, so we hope that as many individuals as possible will come to the park,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>The favored tourist destination, which attracts visitors from across Japan and around the globe, is operated by the local government and welcomed visitors on Friday, two days later than scheduled.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"caption\">\n<figure class=\"c-figure c-figure--alignnone c-figure--expandable c-figure--contained c-figure--containedPortrait\">\n<div class=\"c-figure__inner\"><figcaption class=\"c-figure__caption c-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-caption__desc\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tFILE: ASAHIKAWA, JAPAN: Visitors 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