This is Japan's Weirdest Death.

[@adriannaa545]

I just realized... if the teacher had to OPEN the lid to see him... that means someone had to close it after him.

[@skylerdas181]

You're right, that's a key point

[@creamblue5990]

​@@skylerdas181 youree rightt

[@creamblue5990]

I was also thinking, if the man's feet are on the left side and his head on the right (which were the toilet is) how can the shoe go to the right if its that tight

[@KittyRoyalty777]

They could have said oh someone might have put it back on without seeing the feet

[@cheepydog]

What I heard from another case, it was already open

[@teefforbrainz]

I've heard this story before, but after hearing this i 100% believe he was shoved in there, especially in the winter with a missing shoe, no way he got himself in there

[@purple66666]

Definetly at some point woke up too, tried to get out but pushed himself further in, then panicked because he was in a dark, cold, stincky, narrow space with no light, passed out of fear ( and that's how he got into the fetal position) and then died of hipotermia in his sleep.

[@rjchavers9267]

​@FangOfLightyes, it is called paradoxical undressing and is evident in many cases of hypothermia.

[@ponponpon-jv7rd]

I think that is a possibility. However, if this is the case, it raises new questions about why he was already suffering from hypothermia before entering the septic tank, and it is puzzling that his entire body was completely contained in the septic tank. As you can see in the verification video, it is quite difficult to completely immerse one's entire body in that septic tank. Therefore, I doubt whether he was able to put his whole body into the septic tank while he was delirious due to hypothermia and his muscles were stiff. If you were to enter that septic tank, I think you would have to be persistent and shift your body little by little. So, even if he tried to enter the septic tank in a delirious state due to hypothermia, I think he would get stuck in the middle of the pipe, as shown in the verification video. So personally, I think he ended up in the septic tank himself for some reason and then died of hypothermia.

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

​@FangOfLightthe river I'm getting Famicom detective club vibes

[@sunniiai]

Ok but if he was a perv, he could’ve had a friend push him in? It’s just a possibility not likely tho

[@nomadrl91x]

A death like that does seem suspect, and to passivly dismiss it? idk, sounds like government/shady political dealings and hushing investigators/ police seems pretty legit to me.

[@misake]

That's my thought too

[@jenesiepate]

Also if the teacher was actually the suspect how would she have put him in there by herself? It really does seem like a cover up.

[@ponponpon-jv7rd]

According to the autopsy results, it is estimated that Naoyuki died around February 26th. The teacher took paid leave from February 24th to 27th and returned to her parents' home. And she came back to her room on the 28th. So I don't think it's possible for the teacher to kill him.

[@Porceliankitty]

They often do hush hush stuff and slide things a lot, unfortunately, and it’s nothing to do with the citizens. The governments in Asian countries are very corrupt. I think they even threaten their citizens for hush hush stuff.

[@ananna2743]

The way to avoid the case go on, they need to put the bigger blame and ashamed to the victim more so that, at that time the topic will focus on victim not the perpetrators.

[@chickenconfetti7123]

But if he was a peeping Tom, how was he supposed to get OUT of the toilet after he was done peeping? Like, it looks hard enough to get in, let alone out. You'd have to be pulled up. So...do the police expect people to believe that he went into the toilet without an escape plan? Idk, seems too dumb for a guy like him.

[@srellison561]

I was going to say the same thing.

[@toga9311]

Right it’s so strange

[@masanobumaou]

No one in their good mind would go into a tube they cant get out by themselves, in winter of all times. He was probably killed and put in there fresh, the poor guy.

[@chickenconfetti7123]

@@masanobumaou exactly!!

[@notoriousalien]

wouldn't be surprising of japan

[@Fishylucifer]

As someone who has a fear of getting stuck inside Tubes and Tunnels this is just....wow.

[@praystation]

If you are so afraid of tube why are you using youtube? Lol

[@muhahac]

​@@praystationlmaoo good one

[@A.A1891]

​@@praystation😂😂🤣

[@Neekazan]

The fact that one shoe was miles away from the scene and the one with the body was in a place that would block the man from seeing up to the toilet hole gives me the clue that this man wasn't trying to perversely peep at the woman. This has to be foul play on the part of the woman and possibly someone else.

[@gattilucia]

Honestly I don't think she has anything to do with it. How could she possibly force a man down a septic tank alone? She would've needed the help of at least one strong man. If she wanted him dead, it would've been easier and smarter to do so away from her home to avoid suspicions. Besides, she is a primary school teacher, that's not the kind of person with connections to cover herself up. Why should the Police protect a primary school teacher? It doesn't make any sense. It must've been someone with enough power to control the Police, to stop and investigation. Certainly not a young teacher. Most likely it has to do with the politics he was involved in. He probably had become problematic to some people and they decided it was time to get rid of him. So they chose to stage his dead close to someone he had some vague connection with to cover their tracks. It is not that unusual in corrupted contexts.

[@LeonS.kennedyswife]

He must've been killed by the river and put in the sceptic tank, right?

[@nftgang7233]

@@LeonS.kennedyswife no bro theres no homicide base on the autopsy on the body my theory is i think he got run away and hide to a septik tank and got stuck on it

[@aeron8884]

My theory is that he was pushed in there and left to die, so he put up his shoe in hopes that someone would find him in time. Also the whole toilet thing seems to be for his torture, since he would have gotten defecated on. The car also implies that he went to meet someone and got jumped. I keep wandering about the neatly folded shirt on his chest, though. Maybe he had nothing else to do before death so he just started folding his shirt. Or maybe he intended to put it over his face to keep it clean.

[@yoonwehn]

Yk what Im wondering, how did they know it was neatly folded,, because wouldn’t it get wrinkled and stuff as they took him out? Or did they break into the ground to retrieve the body? I’m quite confused

[@gemorp8506]

He undress his shirt because he caught hypothermia. Hypothermia can cause your body heat sense going in reverse which make cold temperature feel like hot temperature.

[@aeron8884]

@@yoonwehn well if you pull out something and a folded shirt comes out with it I think it's quite easy to see, like even it comes apart a little bit you can still tell if it was folded

[@aeron8884]

@@gemorp8506 folding it doesn't make sense in that case, taking clothes off, yes, folding them, no.

[@rajamicitrenti1374]

Did they find anyone who said they found the lid of the septic tank open and either closed it or called someone to have it closed? Cause I don't see how the guy could have gone in, closed the lid behind himself, and then flipped around in that space. Also, how would he have been planning to get out?

[@ducqsong9546]

I thought so too, especially the way he went head down. There is no way he could have close it. It’s definitely another person that did it.

[@simplepengy]

based on the witness testimony, she had opened the lid... so i HIGHLY doubt that HE did this by himself

[@fluffycupc_akes]

Also how did he put the shoe up far enough for her to see if he was trying to peek at her

[@ponponpon-jv7rd]

The common theory is that the lid of the septic tank was open.

[@FabiolaRVela]

I don’t think he planned THAT far, maybe impulsively went in and Got stuck

[@evanlee93]

I heard about this story before. Seeing that photo of the position he had to be in gives me extreme claustrophobia

[@edvinjohnson4136]

Ngl, a part of me hopes that the guy was actually a peeping tom, because at least his death would be due to his own stupidity. But the alternative would mean he was murdered, died in one of the worst ways imaginable, he's murderer got away with it and his reputation was ruined, and that's way too fucking cruel of a fate.

[@skylerdas181]

Seriously, that's way too cruel. I really hope somehow investigates this case properly and give justice if this guy is innocent

[@SnowAnayathatweirdgirl]

I bet the woman never mentally recovered after that. Imagine knowing someone was dying and watching you use the bathroom.

[@MartianCandies]

he was dead by 26th, found on the 28th, do with that what you will...

[@SnowAnayathatweirdgirl]

@@MartianCandies That... that just makes it sadder... So a guy who may or may not have been alive in the septic tank died looking up into a toilet. No amount of therapy gonna get rid of that trauma. He was dying she didn't know and to make matters worse she was pissing and shitting on him as he was dying like damn. I believe he was shoved in there and had no way of screaming the smell alone would just make it hard. Bless both of them and hope he's with god, buddha or whoever in the after life cause that's just fucked.

[@PsiJuicu]

​​@@SnowAnayathatweirdgirlthe murderer didn't have any pity for the man like he got shit on whole time in his last breaths😭😭😭😭

[@onpointgaming1070]

And what if the woman were the killer and was getting off to the though of her victim looking at her? I mean, a long shot of what happened. Like Aki said, it's not implausible for either party to be at fault/be a pervert.

[@onuspromis7166]

@@onpointgaming1070 sorry but what you said makes absolutely no sense

[@Cassandracunt]

The teacher was also being stalked by an unknown person. Naoyuki also accompanied her to the police department to report the stalker, and after his death, the stalker stopped.

[@Cassandracunt]

Y’all need to watch an unbiased video regarding this case that presents all facts of the case.

[@lololollololol629]

It was probably him doing the stalking if it stopped after his death, but it still doesn't make sense that he crawled in there himself, and with the other shoe being at a nearby river he was probably attacked by someone and brought there... Maybe her boyfriend knew he was her stalker and was really pissed off and a bit insane(because no normal person would do that..)

[@Cassandracunt]

@@lololollololol629 a fetishist can do the impossible. And if you think about it, what other explanation is there? No killer would take the time to fold his clothes, only leave him in his underwear, and conveniently place him to where he could see up the bathroom sky. 💀

[@DarkDragonSlayer]

As a Filipino American, like aki, squat toilets are the weirdest thing ever.

[@embermars]

as one too, im so confused

[@Pineappleparty]

As an American American, I also find them super strange.

[@PiLipOppa]

Yeah, Canadian born Filipino. Squatting toilets still weird. Never had to use one. Lucky me I had access to American toilets back home when I visited back in the 90's and I was a kid then.

[@puddingninja]

As a [CLASS] I [ANALOGY]||[ALLEGORY]||[OPINION]

[@OMORI00143]

As a pakistani, I can confirm that they have those types of toilets too. It sucks…

[@sadgirl7321]

You know this is serious when there’s a warning before the video even starts

[@meiungm]

Just me thinking about when she went out and OPENED the septic? he just crawling down a pipe he could barely fit, don't think he had the opportunity to gently put the lid back on.

[@jaycie.m]

HMMMMMMM

[@Zyleace]

It's definitely homicide with all the things that were given. The shoe was there to make sure someone notices and make the death known to public. It's almost as if it's a warning to someone or more people that they are coming for them. If there are no more deaths after this, it's either they have killed the targets and hid the evidences, or the targets noticed and escaped the town beforehand.

[@rainbowbutterflyfan]

Loving this era of aki

[@omnihelios4547]

homegirl is thriving

[@lukeskywalkerthe2nd773]

It feels too unlikely to me that, even if Naoyuki was a perv, that he would've gone to such near (if not outright) impossible lengths to do so, especially since he should've at least had some sense to know that he could very well get stuck down there with how tight it was. In any case it is just a very plainly bizarre death! It would be nice if somehow the case was opened up again if any new evidence came up or anything, unlikely though it ever will be. Great video as always, Aki! :)

[@MartianCandies]

if he was a perv couldn't he have just put a camera down there? makes no sense

[@gothicMCRgirl]

It’s true that some people are so sick, they’ll go to unfathomable lengths to satisfy their urges, no matter how bizarre. But in this particular case, this seems rather suspect to me. I find it hard to believe that he himself curled into such a tight space without thinking for a second that he would have trouble getting out. Maybe he overestimated his ability to get out, but seriously? It’s all too suspicious in my book.

[@RED32241]

i think the weirdest bit was he fact that he was topless, hugging a "neatly folded" shirt, like what on earth?

[@zahidamaqbool1298]

It's due to hypothermia. As she said it was piercing cold

[@RED32241]

@@zahidamaqbool1298 yes, but why was he topless holding a, and again, "neatly folded" shirt? if he went in himself or was forced in there, the shirt would have crumpled or atleast wouldnt be neatly folded, and the missing shoe aswell

[@kidprolific7957]

Maybe a respect thing in his final moments. You’ve never been faced with a predicament relatively near this situation. This man suffered in there, who cares about a folded shirt, pray for his life bruh

[@LilithLovewolfe]

My initial thought was that it was an accidental death of a peeping tom, but the way the body was found and the reconstruction effort to show how difficult it would be to get into the position leaves me wondering. That being said, if you wanted to dispose of a body it would be difficult to get it into such a position given the lack of diameter in the septic tank. Really makes ya think...

[@jaycie.m]

That’s what I was thinking too. How would you forcefully get a body into that position so neatly? This absolutely boggles my mind.

[@ponponpon-jv7rd]

I think it would be difficult to put a dead person in such a narrow pipe. I think it would be easier for a living person to enter by changing their body posture. The scratches on Naoyuki's body, which appeared to have occurred when he entered the septic tank, showed signs of life. So at least he was alive when he entered the septic tank. I think if he had been forced into the pipe because someone had threatened him, the injuries would have been more noticeable. However, there were no obvious injuries on his body, such as any signs of being beaten. So I don't know what his purpose was, but given the circumstances, I think it's reasonable to assume that he entered the septic tank himself.

[@blazerker1640]

​@@ponponpon-jv7rdMaybe the culprit did not use physical violence to threaten him. It could be that someone blackmailed him into entering the septic tank. Maybe it was not malicious at all, for example the victim was drunk with some friends and they dared him to a stupid challenge and either forgot about him or something else happened that made them abandon him in the tank to die but that is a bit far-fetched

[@ponponpon-jv7rd]

​​@@blazerker1640Regarding your former opinion, I don't think people would easily succumb to threats that don't involve physical violence and enter a place covered in excrement. Regarding your latter opinion, back then, teacher's dormitories were built in three or four rows. So, if there were several drunk people making a noise around the dormitory, I would think that someone would have heard them or witnessed them, but there is no testimony from nearby residents. Also, as you can see from the verification video, it is quite difficult to enter that septic tank. So I don't think you can get into the tank unless you have a clear will and tenacity to get into it. So even if a drunk tried to get into that pipe as a prank, I think he would give up halfway through. So, personally, I don't think your latter opinion is very likely. Another possibility is that he went into a septic tank due to hypothermia or some kind of drug that caused him to become delirious outdoors. However, if he was in a deranged state, I think he would not have been found with his whole body completely inside the tank, but with his body from the neck down sticking out of the pipe, as shown in the verification video. In any case, my personal opinion is that he went in himself for some reason.

[@IWantToStayAtYourHouse]

@@jaycie.m Maybe he was conscious when he was forced into the septic tank, orrrrr he woke up after being pushed into there? The diagram they showed would be the most comfortable position for him inside the septic tank

[@marynraven]

New fear unlocked: being shoved into a confined area to be doused by human waste, straight from the source, until dead. Yikes forever!

[@LeonardoHeard-wj8qm]

A man broke out of a prison in Japan by contorting his body and this is the thing I am confused by

[@lenninmontiel4539]

Ik right human bones aren't like snake bones since snake bones have like a rubbery or elastic muscles connected to their bones that allow them to contor and move freely.

[@kasarina5880]

When you want freedom you are willing to hurt yourself for it ig

[@lenninmontiel4539]

@@kasarina5880 true people will do anything for freedom but like they always say freedom comes at a price.

[@heliotaxis]

The guy who escaped prison probably had a genetic connective tissue disorder. I have Hypermobile Ehlers danlos syndrome, and my brother and I were amazing at hide and seek as kids because we could fit in super small places, no problem... BTW, dont Google that if you are squimish. I've never seen someone look so horrified as when I unhinged my jaw on command at the dentists.

[@person-zy3wb]

The guy's escapes are really interesting and he had never actually done the crime that got him imprisoned.

[@shravan4409]

It’s the best when Aki becomes a detective or reviewer of various horrifying cases!!

[@FabulousCooki]

Weird phobia of mine - anything to do with a murdered/dead body in involving any form of tank almost hidden in plain site. I guess a Lovely Bones situation for in the start AND the end for the girl 😰 like..I don’t want a grave per se but..at least I would want people to know where I was when it happened? Is that weird?

[@secrettracy406]

It's not weird, my last moments would be filled with dread and fear if I knew I was going to be put in a tank

[@jaycie.m]

Nope, that is definitely a phobia of mine as well

[@firetruckenthusiast8596]

The Elisa Lam case is honestly one of the most bizarre and horrifying ones I’ve come across and she was also found inside a tank

[@S3lkie-Gutz]

Oh dude you wouldn't like the Soviet urban legend about a Russian town finding a body in one of those Kvass tanker trucks that'd roll out during the summer, it reads like the Wendy's chili finger story to me but still yeesh

[@soulstorm8806]

Something happened at the river where his other shoe was found. And he was shoved deep into that hole on purpose. But certainly he was not trying to see the woman. The other shoe was blocking his view for one. And obviously even if the shoe had not been there it would still be far too dark for him to see. Someone killed him and dishonored his body on purpose. That is what happened.

[@darling-tan]

But how did he get in that fetal position? Did the murderer drop his live body in the tank? It wouldn’t be possible for Nao to fold his shirt in the dark, cold water of the tank. Why was his shirt even folded to begin with? Even though you have the most plausible explanation in this comment section I’ve seen so far, there’s still so many questions without answers?

[@Itstxr__]

@@darling-tanmaybe he folded his shirt to put over his face so nothing would get on it?

[@darling-tan]

@@Itstxr__ With the tank’s width, he wouldn’t be able to stretch his arms out but he could lift them up. But if he tried to fold his shirt with his elbows curled it could be possible. What’s weird is that he didn’t put it over his face, instead over his chest (near his neck, both his arms crossed to secure it there). In most of the reports I’ve translated, the shirt was “neatly folded,” I don’t speak Japanese so this is just speculation though since my translations are so bare bone. I don’t think he did that to cover his face but maybe he was suffering from symptoms of hypothermia or trying to see if removing his shirt would somehow make it easier to climb out of the tank. I mainly think he was trying to crawl out of either of the holes that the tank had (the toilet and the other lid, that’s why he was positioned so conveniently facing up to the toilet) and thought that removing his shirt would make it easier, especially if he was wearing a button-up. But this is pure speculation, Nao certainly wasn’t able to get in and out of that tank without any help.

[@angelsinthewindow]

I love your creepy videos about all this stuff and I hope you do more, but I also hope you make sure to give yourself happy stories as well to do and to take care of your mental health!

[@davidordaz5251]

Yeah i agree i like happy stories as well wish shed do more of them

[@jaycie.m]

Agreed! I’m a huge consumer of true crime and have always had a morbid curiosity but I definitely have found that I need to take breaks for the sake of my mental health.

[@Kyoshiki_Kiryu]

I heard about this case before. It’s still unsolved mystery who killed him and why.

[@RyzawaVT]

Idk to me it kinda seems like a genius way to get rid of a body, to make it seem like the dead person had a motive where you stored his body, but I just can't imagine going through such lengths without an escape plan. Though I'm sure if forced that man to sleep and stored his body in there to freeze to death, there would be some way to tell if he was drugged.

[@paulinedocherty6541]

Thanks Aki ❤ I never heard this story from this perspective before. It was usually just presented as a strange weirdo death but there's so much else at play it really made me reconsider this case. What a horrible way to die 😢

[@XINMARINE]

There should be a part 2 cuz no one talked about poisoning the person who has died and it might be his girlfriend itself though and I would love to continue this theory which is weird and creepy

[@ashkorewhitemoon9240]

~7:40 The pipe used for the "demonstration" was rounded, but in the footage of Naoyuki being pulled out, it looked like a square pipe/chamber. While the round one can be 36cm everywhere, in the square, only side to side is 36, but corner to corner he might have had 2~3cm extra.

[@so-st-sa]

The clip was actually from a movie, Bari Zogon, inspired by the events! So unfortunately still very suspicious 😮

[@Vaidiss]

im so glad ur going back to this content in awhile, they're so nice to watch in the morning or night

[@zebracorne]

Lazy Masquerade made a video about this (or included this story in one of his videos) and I remember he had complementary informations orienting the thing in the direction of a homicide. Maybe he still has references and together you can find newer clues on this subject? :)

[@astrowolvez]

I mean this case is sketchy as heck

[@sloppymommy4796]

I also think this would be a Homicide. I've read about this case before and apparently, as well as his shoe missing, he was found with his shirt folded neatly beside/under him. and 36 cm is not enough room for anyone willingly to do that on their own - take their whole shirt off and fold it nicely beside himself.

[@edvinjohnson4136]

The shoe thing is so confusing. One of them was found far away from the body, and the other one must have been near his head since the woman saw it through the toilet. If he was there to peep, why were his shoes found like that?

[@ponponpon-jv7rd]

In fact, the other shoe is said to have been found very close to his body.

[@digressingalice2764]

Might be a red herring

[@bluemarian]

Is possible that he was running away from someone he might have slipped and lost the shoe there

[@limxh8287]

but wasnt he driving his car to get there?

[@sirsquid577]

@@ponponpon-jv7rd and the other by the riverbed... another place where bodies tend to be dumped 🤷‍♀

[@GhostlyGhost333]

I remember hearing about this case a long time ago. I agree, it’s completely bizarre.

[@SaikoAkuro]

Immediately I thought he was killed by someone. The location of death could be where the other shoe was found and the killer kept one of the shoes. When a person is already gone, their body is easier to push through tight spaces. I know that killers move the location of bodies a lot. Its possible the killer moved him to that place especially under water so that it seems like he wasnt in the river place. The killer knew how to open the toilet pipe. Killers sometimes move the body so that it gets discovered. Its possible the shoe wasnt even inside, and it was placed there.

[@astrowolvez]

It’s a sketchy case, I think it’s technically solved but it’s suspicious as heck and many think he was killed.

[@SaikoAkuro]

Thinking more: folded clothes resemble motherly care, it could have been a woman, or two/more people working together. I wonder if the folded clothes was a killer signature. Another thing, was the shoe put there on purpose to be found, or to hide the body from being discovered. It would take more people to push down someone in that pipe, can't be just one killer. There has to be more evidence on the body, I'm wondering mostly about the lungs, it would help to know where he died. I feel bad for him, his case needs to be opened again and use the tech we have now.

[@chvsnii8103]

It's crazy to me that this story has been told as a "pervert who died perverting" when there is SO MUCH to consider here. Even if he was a pervert, going to THAT extreme? And with how, near impossible, it is to go into that pipe alone, and the shoe above his face with the other miles away. It's just too strange

[@lydiarose5212]

Yeah... I am not sure even the perviest of pervs would go this far. I know people are crazy, but I mean... There are ways to perv on women peeing without bathing in freezing cold sewage. Not condoning, just saying. Also, Japanese folks are known for valuing cleanliness. I can't see one willingly doing this.

[@deseref]

How can anyone not like Aki? She’s awesome and I lover her content!

[@fatcoyote2]

Who doesn't like Aki?

[@DarkDragonSlayer]

@@fatcoyote2 haters

[@erugorokei]

​@@fatcoyote2people who know what she did

[@fatcoyote2]

@@erugorokei Which is...?

[@Sugarcrazy]

While watching avalanche & mountain climber stories I heard that people that have hypothermia become delusional & also their blood & bodies start working differently causing them to feel hot which could have been the reason he took his shirt off.

[@apathetictiramisu]

Paradoxical undressing

[@lydiarose5212]

That's a good angle... didn't think of that. That said, I think this has to be a homicide. The whole situation is too questionable, impossible, and just plain hinky to be otherwise. Too many unanswered/unexplainable things. Just my opinion.

[@lyricfrogue6808]

the outro was scary. i want to keep watching your content forever. i’m 22 and i’ve been watching sense i was like 15 i think. please don’t stop uploading aki 😢

[@magicigconito3134]

i would love to see currant law students debate on this. There are a lot of dots, catch...connecting those dots.

[@navi_chou]

Aki channel went from cheerful to dark lately

[@davidordaz5251]

Yeah so true

[@IWantToStayAtYourHouse]

She always made dark videos though?

[@navi_chou]

@@IWantToStayAtYourHouse yeah but not as frequent as lately

[@mossybeewasteland]

you can't always give people credit when they say "Oh but they were such a nice guy! they would never do this" or whatever. People have secret darksides to them ALL the time.

[@adamas5925]

And sometimes, these people are right, especially in such a suspicious case :/ You can say this with just about everyone. This rlly looking like a really evil homicide

[@shannonspage9360]

The peeping theory doesn't really make sense either though. This was the teacher's private toilet and she had gone home for a few days. What would have been the point of peeping in a toilet of someone who was going to be gone for several days? He would have known he was doing to have to be in there a while before she was going to be back. He didn't have his car parked properly for that as well. That also doesn't explain why his shoes were in two separate places, which would have been not possable for him to do himself. Considering the weather it just seems not likely a logical explaination, it is absurd.

[@John_1920]

Here's a couple of scenarios I can see happening if he is innocent. He lost something down the toilet, that was important enough to go through the trouble of going down into the septic tank to try and retrieve it, and misjudged the space and capability of twisting or turning around once he was down inside the septic tank, causing him to get stuck as he didn't have the leverage or upper body strength to push himself reverse out of the septic tank. He was killed somehow, without knowing his dating history, or the interactions he had with the women in that area, maybe he had done something that made one of them so jealous that they used poison to kill him, then dumped him into the septic tank hoping he wouldn't be found in a while. Or, perhaps the one to find him was even the killer, and that's why she saw the shoe, even though it would have been more likely to see the head the way he was positioned.

[@clarencetse]

A lot of upskirt pervs there too; wouldn't be surprised if this was a peep gone wrong.

[@Arissiah]

I did notice another comment posing a very important question. If the teacher *opened* the septic tank lid, how did the guy close the lid behind him? Or did someone see the open lid, but somehow not the guy inside when they went over to close it? Or, more likely, someone closed it behind him.

[@PsiJuicu]

Who drops something in a septic tank which was placed so high above the ground? Even if he dropped something you don't just go inside it he could have had a handlebar or something or he could easily get help from the locals since he was so well known

[@user-xx4uy2gs2v]

@@PsiJuicu also even IF he drop something in there what about his shoes it doesn't make sense

[@kairos-049]

I mean no disrespect in saying this, but that is the most Junji Ito death to ever happen IRL

[@Athithan_2000]

It is natural for cement pipes to expand in the heat and contract in the cold. Thermal Expansion and Contraction. Therefore, if it was hella freezing 🥶 that makes it even harder and smaller than the demonstration of the dude going for it!

[@iimitadoraa]

whenever aki posts, you know it’ll be a good day.

[@Boggythefroggy]

I’ve heard this story a couple times from another channel and it’s always made me squirm with the claustrophobia of it all. I almost hope the guy was dead before someone shoved him inside (if it was a homicide) bc the thought of him suffocating like that is just…not fun to think about.

[@user-xx4uy2gs2v]

but it would be nearly impossible because for one his shirt was folded on his chest so if he were to be dead how would the shirt be folded

[@bunnygal18]

I find this case very strange. If his shows were in two different places, was he being chased or dragged by someone. Also the fact that he was in a fetal position in the tank is strange too, how would you get in that position in such a small space

[@marcustrebonius3410]

Detective Aki, my conclusion is that the victim was forced down the toilet unwilling, no sane person would choose to go down a toilet that narrow and expect to get out again!

[@joshuadixon01]

I’ve watched so much Japanese true crime cases that I already knew what case this was

[@astrowolvez]

Yeah same, honestly thought this was well known by now. 😂

[@Inyourpalms]

From what I know, you HAVE to check squaring toilets bc there might be creatures in there that can bite and harm you like snakes and even larger animals like the kimono dragon - which is what my dad had in the home he was raised in, just large ass lizards in poop lol

[@BibiFernandez-r8z]

This scarced me for life. Because imagine being shoved into a toilet, its painful i would be Screaming in pain. A note to people who are VERY sensitive to pain: stay away from dangerous places

[@waretaSL]

Awhhh yeah, detective aki on the case. Ngl, the vibes right at the beginning are like an episode of columbo LOL. But damnnn, not a nice burial site 😬😬

[@ephemeraIl]

He was definitely put there, this case is too suspicious. How would he be able to close the toilet if he’s already inside? How was his shirt so neatly folded? Maybe someone close to him had him meet up at that bathroom and they did that to him. The friends suicide is suspicious too, but maybe they were close and he felt like there was no hope. I’m not sure but I think we can all agree this is too strange for this to be an accident….

[@lei_chan1445]

ngl I would 100% listen to a podcast of Aki explaining and telling about things like this. It's so interesting just like the Dec. Aki series

[@Adventures_with_GEOFFERY]

*I don’t care what anybody says he had to be forced into the pipes he was in such a weird position at that*

[@silly_goofs]

theres no way he would have even been able to see through the toilet hole or at least not clear enough if his intentions were to take a look

[@KGTKK]

Whatever happened to him, I hope that his soul will find peace. I can't even imagine something like this happening even to my worst enemies!😢🙏

[@alandavis5531]

No,no,no Akidearest don’t die. You must live a happy life and share it with others. Your video is truly adventurous and from time to time mystical.🎭

[@Addyboy0190]

I mean if there was a political motive then you could assume they had the police in their books as well and would have them make the laziest conclusion to sweep it under the rug, same goes for the autopsy report

[@Ai_Yuki]

Straight comming from a short trend that keep poping in my phone with a weird song ee~~oo~eo~~oo~~ee

[@mycrochetlifeanime]

aki is so funny XD thank you aki so much for this story. i love your content, can´t wait for the next one.

[@otakutrash6156]

Love these kinds of videos Aki!

[@minxkitcatty0519]

That 100% screams foul play. Someone definitely shoved him in there and I think the lady who "found" him is in kahoots with whoever did it.

[@tikimillie]

I heard about a guy who died in the leg of a dinosaur statue once.

[@Yttubenjagodroblox]

0:22 this woman edits so good😊

[@captainfoxheart]

The weird thing is though is if he was murdered and stuffed in there he wouldn't be in a fetal position kind of in the very bottom he would just be stuffed and get stuck at the bend but he wouldn't be in it and he would be kind of crumpled he wouldn't be in the fetal position that's why it's weird and makes me think he was alive and must have really forced himself in there but why when you can hardly get in you know you can't get out... And just to see someone pee??? But again Japanese perverts are intense

[@roroshiro-ht3yr]

In 2011, at a yoga festival held in Denver, Colorado, a man was arrested after he was found in the tank of a portable toilet installed at the venue. There are people with this kind of sexual preference all over the world.

[@Silverlupa1723]

This is too suspicious, hell no Aki I love your channel don't say that, for those ppl that are haters they can piss off, stay strong you got my support

[@fayyadh92]

My back hurts just looking at the drawing. Jeez, the length they go to before they know that internet is filled with the thing he's looking for...

[@fayyadh92]

Owh so there's more than meets the eye

[@lisaeikon8572]

This is 'Junji Ito' genre type of weird tragedy

[@somebodythatiusetoknow2027]

It’s a tragedy for family to go through

[@emuchiiacapella]

This remind me of a manga story ... I guess it's from Junji Ito... But it's a pipe through the sink then bathroom. Anyways.... This is just a case that should have been investigated further, but based from the theories, since he's also known in the area, there might be a possibility that they hide the truth or hide more evidences and witnesses. It's so bizarre and tickle curious brains.

[@Yaelokre_fan-t7e]

Please do a lot of horror cases more please it’s really fun I was watching for 1 hour for some reason it’s just so cool😅

[@nutriapeluda]

Yay!! Detective Aki is on the case 🔍

[@meganmarts5769]

I think i have heard of this story before. Maybe lazy masquerade or shrouded hand? Or Simon whistler? One of those British spooky guys

[@YuujiVermillion61]

Love your channel have a happy aki season

[@KittyRoyalty777]

Who's going through the effort to be pissed on just to peek at a vg that you can see on internet

[@Silentgrace11]

I guess my most immediate thought here - and perhaps they ruled it out already and it just wasn’t mentioned - but perhaps the man was drunk? If he was in there for two days before he died, so that would be enough time for the traces of alcohol to be out of his blood. Maybe it was out of a dumb peeping idea; maybe it was out of being cold; maybe it was out of being tired. Regardless of reason, without typical inhibitions to remind him how stupid an idea it was, he decided to crawl right in, only to realize the consequences of what would be his final actions as he became sober. It would also make the missing shoe make more sense, the minimal sign of struggle, etc. And frankly, if I was just caught at the back end of a gritty and possibly politically grubby election about the same topic of discussion that led to my friend’s suicide, yeah no, I could see myself getting drunk in response. Meanwhile, while I don’t think it rules out the teacher as a suspect in any potential foul play, I will say at least that when you’re a teacher, you watch for weird ass things and that leads you looking into weird places. Depending on the age of the students she could be more than aware that a few like to throw trinkets down the toilet. Especially in a rural school where she clearly knew where the septic tank is and how to access it, I wonder if she frequently had to fish out a few things to keep the system running smoothly. (Also, given the verbiage given, I wonder if she actively saw and acknowledged the object to be an adult shoe, or if she saw the slight glint of something down there, was like “damnit what not” and went to investigate).

[@QWERTY-du4hc]

It's unfortunate that this was ruled as accidental when the evidence clearly points towards foul play. Just because they lacked evidence to actually commit to investigating possible culprits or motives doesn't change the fact that there was plenty of evidence to rule out accidental death. Either the story was silenced or dismissed to not waste resources.

[@morallybankrupt1461]

Just found your channel, amazing story and narrating.

[@ishmaamsha-riyadimam5531]

A viewers discretion on Aki's video!?! Oh boy

[@iseetheendisnear2416]

Paradoxical undressing. A well-known thing where hypothermia makes you feel extremely hot.

[@lucyblack3359]

If anyone is interested, i watched this case on Lazy Masquerade channel, he explains it also very well

[@holysol]

junji ito - groaning drain pipe i know everyone wants to make it dramatic, but i think it's entirely possible for someone to (get drunk / have a schizophrenic breakdown / make an impromptu and stupid mistake resulting in a casualty [see any number of caving and diving videos here on youtube]) and make a one way trip that they thought they could get out of (or maybe didn't think). it's not remotely a foregone conclusion, and likely why it was ruled on as such.

[@sourgreendolly7685]

They refused to look into it more because of a lack of evidence that they clearly didn't look for to begin with 🤦🏻‍♀️ My understanding is that this kind of refusal to correct mistakes is a big part of how the conviction rate got so high - can't find proof they messed up if they refuse to try. A lot of innocent people are convicted because of this. Not that that doesn't happen elsewhere, just that it has become such a common thing (again, from my limited understanding).

[@ponponpon-jv7rd]

The reason why Japan's conviction rate is so high is because Japanese prosecutors only prosecute cases in which they are confident that a conviction will be obtained at trial. Therefore, the conviction rate will inevitably increase. Also, some overseas people living in Japan are obsessed with the idea that if they are arrested in Japan, they will be 100% guilty, but that is wrong. In reality, only around 35% of people arrested in Japan are prosecuted. The remaining 65% of the cases will not be prosecuted. Another reason is that the method of calculating the conviction rate in Japan and overseas is different. Japan's calculation method inevitably results in a higher conviction rate than in countries such as the United States. Some experts say that if the same calculation method is used, the conviction rates in Japan and the United States are practically the same.

[@pamelaphelan4144]

Girl… you can tell a story!! I enjoyed every minute (minus the weird subject matter) of listening to you. New subscriber as of NOW‼️👏🙏👍❤️ PS: I thoroughly agree with your analysis of the situation.

[@YaBoiDingus]

I've known about this case for years, and it always infuriated me that they did no follow-up work on the female that found the body. Nothing she said made any sense. That man was forced into that tank, and I wholeheartedly believe that woman had something to do with it.

[@Ren505nm]

The legend of Zelda Majora's mask had a guy in a toilet and he trades you a mushroom🍄.

[@Armiyana]

There was a girl found in the rooftop water tank of a hotel in LA. It's still an unsolved mystery iirc, but feels aimilar in some ways

[@firetruckenthusiast8596]

The Elisa Lam case. Absolutely horrifying always gives me the chills

[@rmslefttoe9024]

It’s not unsolved anymore.

[@Thecockshredder]

I used to watch your videos but I love how you do content like this I hope you make more

[@nocturneprividyenie2391]

I read about this case. It's probably the strangest I've ever read about in a long time.

[@pkaiheart4776]

My only thing is- did he have broken bones? How could he have been shoved in without the perpetrator breaking his bones? Also, I think it’s possible the woman’s boyfriend could’ve done it, this is just guesswork on my part but it could’ve been a fit of jealousy

[@YukoraDeavon]

I think someone ended him and stuffed him there. Also, if the shirt was folded, it likely means the person knew him and felt a bit of regret. Also did they ever check his car for a change of clothes cause if he was gonna camp a restroom, he would leave a smell after getting out

[@eveebunny]

Lmaoooooo what was this outtro! I love it!

[@fluffylunlun1161]

Squatting toilet is most untrustworthy toilet. One of the reason is I saw news that snakes emerge from the toilet. Since then, I have major trust issues

[@g0dfree291]

There are squat toilets here in India (i have never used it in my life, it looks not too comfortable) but no-one can enter the drain or septic. It’s not built that way.

[@jaicrawford9882]

What a weird place to put a dead body- in a toilet...... weird

[@monstar.x9315]

I seen many videos of people talking about this. But aki talking about it ill watch of course. I heard this story many times on youtube.