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 ...
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 ...
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. Given that the 15-year-old chased his 16-year-old target around after stabbing her on Jan. ...
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. The alleged stabbings took place on a street in Asakita Ward, Hiroshima, about 800 meters northeast of Kodohomachigawa Station. The ...
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. The responding officer found the suspect with her son and the victim. Police said the girl, ...
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. Shigenobu Kobayashi, who lived with Megumi Futase, 35, allegedly stabbed her and her daughter Wakaha with a kitchen knife at a ...
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. "I tried to kill him because ...
