Tokyo ( CNN ) Police in Japan say they have arrested a 40-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing five neighbors in a farming community in Sumoto city . The man has admitted stabbing three women aged 59 , 76 and 84 , as well as two men aged 62 and 82 , Deputy Police Chief Keizo Okumoto told CNN . He said the accused refused to comment further as he was awaiting his lawyer . The victims -- two couples and the 84-year-old woman -- lived within 100 meters ( 330 feet ) of the suspect 's home , police said . According to local media , the accused and the victims shared the same surname , but it is unclear if they are related . Sumoto city is on Awaji Island , Hyogo prefecture , in Japan . CNN 's Susannah Cullinane contributed to this report from London .
Police in Japan say they have arrested a man , 40 , after five neighbors were fatally stabbed . The accused shares the same surname as the victims , aged 59 to 84 , local media say . Score: 6