Japanese chef Wataru Kakiuchi was fatally stabbed in Vancouver earlier this week, the local Japanese consulate general said Thursday after being notified of the attack by police. Kakiuchi, 32, was found fatally injured at around 3:30 a.m. local time on Wednesday on a street near the city’s Chinatown and died before he could be taken to hospital, local media said. Kakiuchi, who was popular among locals, was waiting for a ride home after going out drinking on Tuesday night when he was attacked, according to media reports. He began working in Vancouver at a Japanese-style izakaya restaurant in 20…