2 arrested after woman's body found in Shiga mountainous area

Japan Today -- Aug 01

The body of a 53-year-old woman from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, who had been missing since June 18, was found in the mountains of Shiga Prefecture on Monday night, police said Tuesday, adding that two men have been arrested in connection with her death.

According to police, the two suspects are Ichiya Nishida, 20, a construction worker from Ogaki City, Gifu Prefecture, and an 18-year-old man, who cannot be named because he is a minor, from Aisho, Shiga Prefecture. Fuji TV quoted police as saying that Nishida had met the victim, Miyuki Noda, during an online seminar about virtual currencies.

Police said the two suspects have admitted to burying Noda's body on June 20 in the mountains of Taga, Shiga Prefecture.

Police said Noda went missing after attending a sales seminar about selling cosmetics online in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, on June 18. She was last seen getting into a car registered to Nishida later that day at JR Ogaki Station.

Aug 01 (ANNnewsCH) - 名古屋市の女性の遺体を遺棄したとして知人の男ら2人が逮捕された事件で、女性と20歳の男の間に金銭トラブルがあったとみられることが分かりました。 (倉橋友和アナウンサー報告) 逮捕された20歳の男らは1日朝に送検されました。