The perpetrator, Tomohiro Kato, said that he just wanted to kill people, he didn’t care who.
The Akihabara area is famous for computers, electronics, mangas, anime figures, maid cafes, and “otaku” culture in general.
For plenty of photos of the happenings, feel free to visit this site (a news blog on livedoor) for lots of photos of the scene.
Some updates on the case… Workers reported that his company was planning on restructuring and his contract had been extended to the end of August, but one day when he came in to work and his wok clothes were missing from his locker he flipped out. He seems to have thought that the company was…
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