Archive · 10 Jan 2026
Japanese Man Arrested for Fatal Board Game Duel
A man in Japan got into a big fight with another man because they had a disagreement about a board game.
They decided to have a duel, which is like a planned fight.
The man who started the duel, Fuzuki Asari, threw the other man, Naoya Matsuda, to the ground.
Matsuda got very hurt and died a few weeks later.
Asari is now in trouble because of an old law from 1889 that says duelling is not allowed.
He might go to jail for a long time.
This is a very rare case because the law is not used much anymore.
Fuzuki Asari (26) arranged a duel with Naoya Matsuda (30) after a board game dispute.
The duel took place in a public square in Tokyo's Kabukicho district.
Matsuda died from organ failure caused by brain damage three weeks after the fight.
Asari is charged under Japan's 1889 anti-duelling law, facing 2-5 years in prison.
Asari may also face charges for involuntary injury causing death, with a minimum 3-year sentence.
- Who
- Fuzuki Asari (26) and Naoya Matsuda (30)
- What
- Fatal fight following a board game dispute
- When
- Last year (exact date not specified)
- Where
- Kabukicho red-light district, Tokyo
- Why
- Dispute over a board game escalated to a duel
- Victim
- Naoya Matsuda, 30
- Perpetrator
- Fuzuki Asari, 26
- Location
- Kabukicho red-light district, Tokyo
- Cause of Death
- Organ failure from brain damage
- Law Involved
- 1889 anti-duelling law
- Potential Sentence
- 2-5 years imprisonment
- Additional Charge
- Involuntary injury causing death (3+ years)