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Man, 29, Fell from 12-Story Apartment Building and Landed on 23-Year-Old Pedestrian. He Survived, While She Died
By Bailey Richards Published on July 19, 2026 03:51PM EDT
A woman died after a man landed on her when he fell from an apartment building in central Japan. Meanwhile, the man survived the fall.
Shinsei Taguchi fell from a 12-story building in Nagoya’s Sakae district in the early hours of Sunday, July 19, striking the pedestrian — identified as Houra Inaba — on the sidewalk below, according to multiple Japanese outlets, including Kyodo News, Japan Today and The Mainichi.
Both Inaba, 23, and Taguchi, 29, were hospitalized following the incident, which occurred around 1 a.m. local time, according to Kyodo News and Japan Today.
Inaba died around 5:30 a.m. due to hemorrhagic shock, Japan Today and The Japan News reported.
Taguchi remains “unconscious and in critical condition,” per Kyodo News and The Mainichi.
It is not clear whether Taguchi jumped or fell accidentally. According to Japan Today, it is also not yet known which floor he fell from.
A woman who identified herself to authorities as a friend of Inaba reported the incident to police, according to Japan Today and The Mainichi.
Footage taken in the aftermath of the incident shared by the All-Nippon News Network shows a police officer standing in front of an area that has been sectioned off with police tape and traffic cones. Additional footage shared by the Japanese network shows a lone, heeled shoe on the sidewalk.
The site of the incident is located along the Nagoya Expressway’s downtown loop, per The Mainichi. The area is known to be crowded with pedestrians, according to multiple outlets.
Kyodo News described it as “a busy area with many stores and entertainment facilities,” while The Mainichi called the site “crowded with office and apartment buildings.”
Police with the Aichi Prefectural Police Headquarters are investigating the incident, according to The Japan News.
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