Student, 17, arrested after three people stabbed near University of Tokyo ahead of entrance exam
The suspect, a high school student from Nagoya who was not taking the exam, said he was not doing well with his studies and wanted to die, police said.
Can artificial intelligence be harnessed to protect the public from random assailants?
Facial recognition technology can be used to identify known criminals from a database as well as home in on a person acting suspiciously.
Boy who stabbed schoolmate in Aichi held 'grudge' against victim, investigative sources say
The alleged attacker, whose name has been withheld as he is a minor, also told investigators he bought a 20-centimeter-long kitchen knife online in advance of the stabbing.
Junior high school boy, 14, killed in alleged stabbing by schoolmate
The alleged attacker, also 14, has been arrested and has admitted to stabbing his schoolmate, the police said.
Tokyo 'Joker' train attacker served new attempted murder warrant
Kyota Hattori, 25, is suspected of trying to kill passengers, including a 60-year-old woman, by sprinkling approximately 3 liters of oil in the train.
Joker train attacker targeted Tokyo hoping to boost kill count and get death penalty
Of the 17 injured people, a 72-year-old man remains in critical condition after allegedly being stabbed in the chest while the limited express train was still in motion.
Suspect in Tokyo Halloween attack deliberately targeted a crowded train
Sunday's incident has restarted a debate about what train operators can reasonably do to stop attacks by armed individuals.
Man stabbed, 16 others hurt as attacker starts fire on Tokyo train
A 24-year-old man was arrested after the stabbing and arson attack on a Keio Line train in the city of Chofu.
Couple indicted for murder of Tokyo high school girl in August
The couple were arrested on Aug. 31 on suspicion of abandoning the girl's body, after the police apprehended them a day before in Nagano Prefecture.
A man arrested over a recent knife attack on passengers on a commuter train in Tokyo also considered bombing the famous Shibuya crossing intersection in the capital.
Osaka school remembers eight victims on 20th anniversary of stabbing rampage
About 130 attendees observed a moment of silence during Tuesday's ceremony.
Life sentence to be finalized for Peruvian killer of six in Saitama
Vayron Jonathan Nakada Ludena broke into three houses and stabbed the occupants in 2015.
