Nagoya man stabs himself, then calls police claiming he was attacked

A 41-year-old man called police from the public restroom at Fujigaoka station on the Higashiyama line in Nagoya, claiming that he had been stabbed, but it was revealed later that he had stabbed himself, police said Wednesday. "I have been having trouble at work and at home," the man told police. He faces a charge of violating the Minor Offenses Act.

According to the investigation, the man stabbed himself in the stomach in a restroom by the ticket gate, but could not bear the pain. First, he called for an ambulance on his cell phone. Then he summoned the police. When asked if he had been attacked, the man lied and said yes, but later retracted his statement, police said.