[LynnieS]

Originally Posted by Vexx

Police arrest Ichihashi, suspect in murder of British woman.

http://newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/77676.php

Well... THAT certainly took long enough (over 2 years). Damn, the public very nearly had to throw him into the police station for them to collar him.

From the news, Ichihashi worked in Osaka prefecture for a year or so for a construction company, and generally kept a low profile - wearing a beard, a baseball cap and glasses as well as keeping to himself. He apparently didn't stand out much, which as a guy on the run, is a good thing; there are lots of loners out there. If he didn't go for a nose reconstruction in Oct and was recognize afterward - with an updated photo(!) - the man might have gotten away for even longer.