Akihabara massacre
The Akihabara massacre (Japanese: 秋葉原通り魔事件, Hepburn: Akihabara Tōrima Jiken) was an incident of mass murder that took place on 8 June 2008, in the Akihabara shopping area in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.
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| Location | Akihabara, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°41′59″N 139°46′17″E / 35.69972°N 139.77139°E |
| Date | 8 June 2008 12:33–12:36 (JST) |
| Attack type | Mass murder, stabbing |
| Weapon(s) | Truck, dagger |
| Deaths | 7 |
| Injured | 10 |
| Perpetrator | Tomohiro Katō |
The attacker, 25-year-old Tomohiro Katō (加藤 智大, Katō Tomohiro),[1] drove into a crowd with a rented truck, killing three people and injuring two at first. He then stabbed at least twelve people using a dagger, killing four other people and injuring eight.[2][3][4][5]
Katō was sentenced to death by the Tokyo District Court in 2011.[6] He was executed on 26 July 2022.[7]
Akihabara Massacre Media
The rented truck used to run into the crowd
The 35-year practice of closing Chūō-dōri avenue to vehicular traffic on Sundays and holiday afternoons was discontinued after the attack. The Japanese text on the sign translates in English to "Pedestrian precinct shall be discontinued for the time being from June 15."
Makeshift memorial set up at Akihabara for mourning
References
- ↑ (in ja). 10 June 2008. http://mainichi.jp/select/jiken/akihabara/archive/news/2008/06/20080610k0000e040034000c.html. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
- ↑ Dolan, David (8 June 2008). "Man stabs shoppers in Tokyo street, killing seven". Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUST27752620080608. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
- ↑ Masters, Coco (9 June 2008). "Japan Reeling from Stabbing Spree". Time. http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1812808,00.html. Retrieved 9 June 2008.
- ↑ (in ja). The Asahi Shimbun Company. 10 June 2008. http://www2.asahi.com/special2/080609/TKY200806100128.html. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
- ↑ (in ja). 20 June 2008. http://mainichi.jp/select/jiken/akihabara/archive/news/2008/06/20080620k0000e040073000c.html. Retrieved 26 June 2008.[dead link]
- ↑ "List of Defendants Who Are Under Sentence of Death in Japan". Japan Innocence & Death Penalty Information Center. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ↑ "Assailant in Tokyo's Akihabara fatal rampage executed". The Japan Times. 26 July 2022. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
