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Knife attacks plague Japan
A man was stabbed and seriously injured north of Tokyo on Wednesday, the latest in a spate of knife attacks that have plagued Japan.
- Agencies
- Published: 11:30 July 30, 2008
Tokyo: A man was stabbed and seriously injured north of Tokyo on Wednesday, the latest in a spate of knife attacks that have plagued Japan.
A 51-year-old man was arrested for the latest attack which occurred at a suburban office in Niiza, a police spokesman said.
A woman stabbed and hurt six people at a station southwest of Tokyo, while an 18-year-old man stabbed his former teacher on Tuesday in central Japan.
Last week a man killed a 22-year-old student and injured another person in a random knife attack at a book store in western Tokyo.
Police said the man did it partly to get his name on television, domestic media said.
Last month, seven people were killed when a disgruntled factory worker went on a knife rampage in a crowded popular shopping district in Tokyo, running some of his victims down with a truck and stabbing others.
The government announced a clampdown and urged police to step up their presence in crowded shopping areas.
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