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Stabbed Brazilian presidential candidate needs another 'big' operation
Brazil presidential election front-runner Jair Bolsonaro remains in intensive care and needs another "big operation" following his stabbing ordeal, hospital authorities in Sao Paulo said on Monday. The Israelita Albert Einstein Hospital said in a statement that the right-wing candidate was still in "serious" condition ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. An email warning that an attack would take place Wednesday against Okuda ...
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. "I believe we're at the ...
Alleged shinkansen stabber handed to prosecutors after deadly attack
Suspect in Saturday’s deadly rampage on a Tokaido Shinkansen Line train handed to the Yokohama District Public Prosecutor’s Office on Monday on suspicion of murder.
NHK stabbing suspect blasted Japanese media for 'irresponsible reporting'
A South Korean arrested for the attempted murder of a man at NHK’s headquarters says the stabbing was a message to the Japanese media for irresponsible reporting.
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. Two officers responded to an emergency call from a 65-year-old man, who ...
The video producer was attacked at night while leaving the public broadcaster’s headquarters but robbery does not appear to be the motive.
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. Motomu Oda, 46, the older brother of the girl's mother, was arrested ...
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.
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. Junichi Takahata was apprehended on the seventh floor of the building after stabbing male and female employees in their 50s and 60s ...
