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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kantaro Komiya

Woman stabbed to death while working at Pokémon store during children’s spring break

  • A female employee at a Pokémon merchandise store in Tokyo was fatally stabbed on Thursday evening.
  • The male assailant, also in his twenties, died from self-inflicted wounds after the attack.
  • Both individuals were pronounced dead at a hospital within an hour of the incident.
  • The shocking event occurred in a bustling commercial district during Japan's children's spring break season, leaving shoppers stunned.
  • The motive behind the violent act remains unclear, and the incident highlights knife attacks as a more common form of public violence in Japan due to strict gun controls.

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