Tag archive for ‘Stabbing’
Woman Stabs Son Over PC Addiction
A 37 year old mom was so fustrated over her 14 year old son’s PC addiction that she stabbed her son with a knife in his room.
After stabbing her son, she called the police around 4:20 a.m.
The boy suffered minor injuries to his face and head, police said.
The mother was quoted by police as saying:
I [...]
Japanese Police Worry About Surge In Random Street Killings
Following the random fatal stabbing of a bookshop salesperson yesterday evening, Japan’s National Police Agency has announced that in the last 10 years (1998-2007) there were 67 cases of random street killings or attempted killings across the nation.
For this year, up to July, there have already been eight cases of random street assaults, including the [...]
Japan’s Online Auctions & Stores Ban Daggers
In the afteremath of Akiba’s stabbing incident, Japan’s online stores and auction sites have starting banning the sale of daggers.
On Friday, Yahoo! Japan implementing a total ban on daggers on its Internet auction and shopping sites. They are also considering increasing the range of ban to include other types of knives.
Another popular online retailer, Rakuten [...]
Akihabara To Suspend “Pedestrian Paradise”?
Akihabara on the weekends has always closed off some major roads to vehicle traffic on Sundays to allow a “pedestrian paradise”, allowing shoppers and cosplayers to roam about freely.
But now, the authorities has decided to suspend this Sunday road closing in view of the recent stabbing rampage incident.
While no official information has been release as [...]
The Day After Akiba Stabbing
Yesterday night, we talked about the horrible stabbing incident that occurred in Akihabara. So apart from people showing their condolences and bringing flowers for the dead victims, what else took place today?
Firstly, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has instructed State Minister Shinya Izumi to thoroughly investigate the incident, including the social background of the suspect.
So what [...]
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