廣島地方檢察廳於2026年1月30日，正式就一宗震驚當地社會的便利店持刀傷人案件提起公訴。被起訴者為一名中國籍少年，案發時年僅17歲，目前已滿18歲，檢方以「竊盜」及情節極為嚴重的「強盜殺人未遂」兩項罪名對其提出刑事起訴。此案因涉及未成年外籍人士、暴力犯罪以及少年司法制度的適用問題，引發日本社會高度關注。

案件發生於2025年12月9日凌晨，地點位於廣島縣福山市多治米町的一間便利店。根據調查，該名少年當時企圖在店內偷竊啤酒，在行竊過程中被46歲的男性店員察覺。店員隨即追出店外，並在停車場試圖攔阻少年離開。就在雙方發生對峙的過程中，少年突然掏出一把刀刃長約9公分的水果刀，朝店員腹部刺去，導致對方受傷倒地，所幸經緊急送醫後並無生命危險。

廣島地檢在起訴書中指出，被告並非單純出於一時驚慌而使用暴力，而是在竊盜行為遭揭發後，為了保全贓物並逃避當場被捕，主動採取高度危險的攻擊行為。檢方認定，其刺向人體要害的行為具有明確的殺人意圖，已超出一般傷害或強盜致傷的範疇，因此適用法定刑責更重的「強盜殺人未遂」罪名，以彰顯案件的嚴重性。

在司法程序方面，該少年於案發後即被警方拘留，並於2025年12月依少年事件程序先行移送家庭裁判所。不過，經檢察官評估犯行的惡質性、社會影響以及被害人所承受的風險後，決定啟動「官送（逆送）」機制，將案件移交回地方法院，由檢察機關依成人刑事案件標準提起公訴。這類程序在日本屬於例外情形，通常僅適用於重大暴力犯罪。

據了解，該名少年在被捕後接受調查期間，態度相當冷淡，多數時間保持沉默，僅簡短表示「沒什麼好說的」，未對犯案動機或經過作出具體說明。檢方認為，其缺乏悔意的態度，亦是決定嚴正起訴的重要考量之一。未來法院將針對其刑事責任、量刑幅度以及是否適用少年保護考量進行審理，此案的判決結果，預料將成為日本處理外籍未成年重大暴力犯罪的重要參考案例。

On January 30, 2026, the Hiroshima District Public Prosecutors Office formally filed charges in a violent convenience store stabbing case that shocked the local community. The defendant is a Chinese national who was 17 years old at the time of the incident and has since turned 18. Prosecutors indicted him on two charges: theft and the far more serious offense of attempted robbery resulting in death. The case has drawn widespread attention in Japan because it involves a foreign minor, a violent crime, and the application of the juvenile justice system.

The incident occurred in the early hours of December 9, 2025, at a convenience store in Tajime-cho, Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture. According to the investigation, the teenager attempted to steal beer from the store and was noticed by a 46-year-old male store clerk. The clerk chased the suspect outside and confronted him in the parking lot in an effort to stop him from fleeing. During the confrontation, the teenager suddenly produced a fruit knife with a blade approximately nine centimeters long and stabbed the clerk in the abdomen, causing him to collapse. The victim was rushed to hospital and, fortunately, did not suffer life-threatening injuries.

In the indictment, prosecutors stated that the defendant did not use violence merely out of panic. Instead, after being discovered during the theft, he deliberately resorted to a highly dangerous act in order to secure the stolen goods and avoid arrest. The prosecution determined that stabbing a vital part of the body demonstrated a clear intent to kill, exceeding the scope of ordinary assault or robbery causing injury. For this reason, they applied the more severe charge of attempted robbery resulting in death to reflect the gravity of the offense.

Regarding legal procedure, the teenager was detained shortly after the incident and was initially referred to the family court in December 2025 under Japan’s juvenile justice process. However, after assessing the seriousness of the crime, its social impact, and the grave risk posed to the victim, prosecutors decided to initiate the exceptional “reverse transfer” procedure, sending the case back to the district court so it could be prosecuted under the adult criminal justice system. In Japan, such a move is relatively rare and is generally reserved for particularly serious violent crimes.

It has also been reported that during police questioning following his arrest, the teenager maintained a largely uncooperative attitude, remaining silent for much of the investigation and stating only that he had “nothing to say.” Prosecutors considered his apparent lack of remorse to be another important factor in pursuing a strict indictment. The court will now determine his criminal responsibility, the appropriate sentence, and how juvenile considerations should be applied. The outcome of this case is expected to become an important reference point for how Japan handles serious violent crimes committed by foreign minors.