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STABBING

Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 15, 2018
Man arrested after stabbing four officials at Kanazawa City Hall
A 33-year-old man in possession of knives was arrested Wednesday after stabbing four officials at Kanazawa City Hall in Ishikawa Prefecture, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2018
Kagoshima teen held over stabbing of high school girl said target 'could be anyone'
A male teen held for allegedly stabbing a female high school student in the city of Kagoshima earlier this month told police his target "could be anyone," investigative sources said Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 15, 2018
Man held after random stabbings leave one dead in Hiroshima
A man was arrested Monday on suspicion of stabbing two men the previous night, one fatally, in what appeared to be random attacks, the police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 5, 2018
Terrorism link not seen in Japanese man's fatal street stabbing in Ireland allegedly by Egyptian teen
There is no evidence that the fatal stabbing of a Japanese man in a series of random and unprovoked attacks in the northeastern Irish town of Dundalk this week was related to terrorism, police said on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 8, 2017
Nara mom arrested for stabbing son's 8-year-old female classmate
Rie Chisaka, a 41-year-old part-time worker in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, was arrested Thursday after she called the police to report that she had stabbed her 8-year-old son's female classmate.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 14, 2017
Osaka man arrested for stabbing a woman and her daughter
A 48-year-old man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of fatally stabbing a woman and seriously injuring her 4-year-old daughter in Osaka Prefecture, investigators said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 5, 2017
Saitama boy, 15, admits fatally stabbing fellow high school student in crime of passion
A 15-year-old male high school boy who was arrested Monday for allegedly stabbing fellow student Kosuke Nishiyama, 16, to death in Saitama has admitted he committed the act because the victim was trying to steal his girlfriend, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 4, 2017
Saitama teen held in fatal stabbing of ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend
A 15-year-old high school student was arrested Monday on suspicion of fatally stabbing another teenage boy in Soka, Saitama Prefecture, who was thought to have been dating his former girlfriend.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 19, 2017
Finnish stabbings treated as terrorism; suspect targeted women
Finnish police said on Saturday that an 18-year-old Moroccan man arrested after knife attacks that killed two people in the city of Turku appeared to have specifically targeted women and that the spree was being treated as terrorism-related.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 29, 2017
Known knife-wielding Islamist kills one, injures six in Germany
The migrant who killed one person and injured six others in a knife attack in a Hamburg supermarket on Friday was an Islamist known to German security forces, who say they believed he posed no immediate threat, the city-state's interior minister said on Saturday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 24, 2017
17-year prison term sought for man who attacked pop idol in Koganei
Prosecutors on Thursday demanded 17 years in prison for the man who attacked a pop idol he was obsessed with in Koganei, western Tokyo, after she spurned his gifts and social media messages.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 20, 2017
Tokyo man pleads guilty to stabbing pop singer in Koganei last May
A man obsessed with a female pop idol admits in court to stabbing her last May in Tokyo after she rejected gifts from him.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 27, 2016
Nigerian man arrested for allegedly killing Filipino woman
A 52-year-old Nigerian man was arrested Tuesday in connection with the slaying of a Filipino woman who was found dead in their house in Saitama Prefecture last week along with the bodies of her two infants, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 4, 2016
Woman fatally stabbed outside her Tokyo apartment; killer at large
A Chinese woman in her 20s was found bleeding from her neck in Tokyo's Nakano Ward early Thursday and was later confirmed dead at a hospital, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 19, 2016
Man arrested for fatal stabbing in Osaka
Police arrested a 24-year-old man for allegedly stabbing a man to death and injuring his three children after breaking into their home early Wednesday in Osaka Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 24, 2016
Chiba police question man after two girls are stabbed in separate attacks
Police arrested a 21-year-old man on Wednesday for allegedly stabbing a 19-year-old woman in Chiba Prefecture the previous day.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 26, 2016
Kanagawa attacker's motive: seeking spotlight or rage killings?
Following the murder of 19 people at a care facility by a former staff member, experts are trying to determine the motivation behind the attack.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 7, 2016
Ibaraki youth admits fatally stabbing woman and dumping her body in river
A high school boy in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, has been arrested for allegedly dumping the body of a 42-year-old woman in a river, police said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 1, 2016
Man arrested in fatal stabbing of woman in Hamamatsu
A 42-year-old man in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, was arrested early Friday morning for allegedly stabbing a woman to death on a street, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 21, 2016
Knife-wielding man kills one, injures three in rampage at Hokkaido shopping mall
A knife-wielding man stabbed four women at a shopping mall in Kushiro, Hokkaido, on Tuesday, leaving one of them dead and the other three injured, police said.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
In a first, Japan doctors sue Google over negative reviews on firm's map app
One of the lawyers representing a group of doctors suing Google told a news conference that the main purpose of the lawsuit is not to seek compensation but instead to raise awareness over various problems with the Google Maps system.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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