A 71-year-old man was found dead on the street in Katori City, Chiba Prefecture, police said Sunday.

According to police, at around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, an emergency phone call was placed to the fire department from a resident of the neighborhood in Tomita, reporting that a man collapsed and was bleeding, Fuji TV reported. The man was found lying face down on the street and was confirmed dead at the scene. There were two stab wounds in his neck and chest.

Police said the man, who was identified as Koji Okada, lived alone nearby, was wearing a white T-shirt and dark blue work pants. But he had no personal items on him.

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