Japan’s Black Widow

She targeted, robbed, and killed lonely, vulnerable men.

S.A. Ozbourne
14 min readJun 25, 2021
Kanae Kijima (Source: Jiji Press

We often hear stories of men with power, money, or strength taking advantage of young or vulnerable women. They use their status and strength to target their victims and break them down until they are powerless and defeated. These women succumb to abuse, assault, rape, and murder.

However, this story is about a woman who hunted for weak and lonely men. She used lies, deception, and coercion to not only enrapture these men but siphon as much money as she could from them until they were no longer useful. Then she would skillfully plan their deaths to look like suicide.

This is the story of a woman named Kanae Kijima. A woman from a well-off family who tricked people into believing she was a sophisticated, well-educated, and honest woman looking for a partner to spend her life with. How did she attract men? How did she dupe them into giving her all their cash? How did she murder these men and how did she get caught?

Kanae Kijima in the media (Source: Ameblo.jp)

The Life and Lies Of Kanae

“I lived a luxurious life when I was young, so I can’t lower

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S.A. Ozbourne

Canadian in Japan. Teacher, Crime writer, video editor, and pet lover. Follow my journey via my monthly newsletter: https://bit.ly/team-ozsome-subscribe