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Shinsei Taguchi fell from a 12-story apartment building in Japan on July 19, landing on pedestrian Houra Inaba

Inaba died due to hemorrhagic shock shortly after the incident, while Taguchi survived the fall and remains in critical condition

It is not clear whether the man jumped or fell accidentally

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.

A police car in Japan (stock image)

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."

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Police with the Aichi Prefectural Police Headquarters are investigating the incident, according to The Japan News.

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ghanima on July 21st, 2026 at 03:35 UTC »

> Taguchi [the man in question] remains "unconscious and in critical condition," per Kyodo News and The Mainichi.

So it's not like he's "out of the woods" yet.

beheafishtrapofman on July 21st, 2026 at 00:24 UTC »

If he did it on purpose then that’s messed up

AintNobodygotime13 on July 21st, 2026 at 00:11 UTC »

that's some bad luck right there. or good luck depending on how you look at it