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STABBING

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 28, 2019
Japanese man pleads guilty to deadly knife rampage on shinkansen
A man pleaded guilty Thursday to murdering a passenger and trying to kill two others in a random knife attack on a shinkansen last year.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 17, 2019
Police instructor stabbed officer with knife in training exercise that went wrong
A police school instructor in western Japan accidently stabbed an officer with a survival knife during a role-playing exercise in December, and left him hospitalized for days, police officials admitted Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 9, 2019
Saitama student, 14, arrested over alleged murder had spoken to school about problems with victim
City education board officials said Monday that a 14-year-old boy charged with the fatal stabbing of a classmate in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Friday, had been consulting with junior high school staff about issues with the victim — a reversal of an earlier explanation by the school that the two had no trouble with each other.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 21, 2019
Former vice minister of Japan farm ministry charged with murder of son, 44
Former farm ministry official Hideaki Kumazawa was indicted Friday in connection with the murder of his 44-year-old son earlier this month at their home in Tokyo.
EDITORIALS
Jun 19, 2019
Stopping assaults on police officers
The police need to examine why their system once again allowed such a horrific assault to take place and fix any shortcomings that are found.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 5, 2019
School affected by Kawasaki knife rampage reopens
An elementary school whose students were attacked in a deadly knife rampage last week in Kawasaki reopened Wednesday, with teachers and security guards keeping a lookout for pupils as they traveled to and from the school.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 12, 2018
Arrest made in Yokohama street stabbing
The incident took place early Sunday near Oguchi Station.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 2, 2018
Man arrested in Hamamatsu over fatal stabbing of Filipino ex-girlfriend
A man was arrested Friday on the suspicion that he had fatally stabbed his Filipino ex-girlfriend the previous night at a restaurant in Shizuoka Prefecture, local police said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 19, 2018
Boy, 15, arrested after stabbing elderly grandparents
Police said Friday they have arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with the stabbing of his grandparents in the city of Wako, Saitama Prefecture.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 17, 2018
German national convicted in attempted murder of Japanese man in Nagasaki
The Nagasaki District Court sentenced a German man to six years in prison Wednesday for an attempted murder committed when he was traveling in the southwestern city last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2018
JR East to equip bullet train staff with security equipment to defend against attacks
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) will by the end of the year equip its bullet trains with shields and tear gas spray to be used by train crew in response to a deadly knife attack on a crowded shinkansen in June, the railway operator said in a press release Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 4, 2018
Judge orders Amsterdam station stabbing suspect held two more weeks, cites 'terrorist motive'
An investigating judge on Monday ordered an Afghan asylum-seeker held for a further two weeks on suspicion of stabbing "with a terrorist motive" two American tourists at Amsterdam's main railway station.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2018
Toyama school reopens with tight security after gun attack
Classes resumed at an elementary school in the city of Toyama on Tuesday amid tight security, a week after a man killed a security guard who worked at the school and a police officer, with a knife and a gun, as well as firing bullets at the school.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 2, 2018
Toyama elementary school extends closure after attack threat
An elementary school in the city of Toyama near the site of a shooting and stabbing incident last week said Monday it will remain closed after a threat was made to attack it.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2018
Shinkansen stabbing raises alarm over security ahead of Rugby World Cup and Tokyo Olympics
The knife attack on a bullet train late Saturday night that left one dead and two injured has prompted experts to urge stronger safety measures for rail travel as Tokyo prepares to host major sports in the next two years.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 30, 2018
NHK stabbing suspect blasted Japanese media for 'irresponsible reporting'
A South Korean arrested for the attempted murder of a man at NHKu2019s headquarters says the stabbing was a message to the Japanese media for irresponsible reporting.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 29, 2018
Man shot dead by police after knife attack in southwestern Japan
A man wielding a knife was shot by police and pronounced dead in a hospital Monday after he attacked a man and a police officer in the city of Kumamoto, the police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 19, 2018
Man stabbed in neck near NHK headquarters in Shibuya
The video producer was attacked at night while leaving the public broadcasteru2019s headquarters but robbery does not appear to be the motive.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 15, 2018
Former city assembly member accused of Chiba restaurant stabbings handed to prosecutors
Police on Tuesday handed over to prosecutors a man who is accused of stabbing all four members of a family he was dining with at a restaurant near Tokyo, killing a 6-year-old girl.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 14, 2018
6-year-old girl dead after man with knife attacks family of four at Chiba restaurant
The suspect is a former municipal assembly member in the city of Chiba.

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