On September 9, 1996, Sophia University student Kobayashi Junko was murdered at her home in Tokyo’s Katsushika Ward, and the house was set on fire.

Thirty years later, the case remains unresolved.

On September 9, her father Kenji and others laid flowers at the scene.

S/ Kobayashi Kenji, Father of victim / I reached my 80th birthday. Will the case be solved first or will my life end first? DNA is the ultimate form of personal information, and I hope it can be utilized in criminal investigations under a properly managed system.

Tokyo police have released a 3D image of a suspicious man seen near the scene and are once again calling for information from the public.