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.
When this story broke late last week, it was announced that Yuichi Takaso, the husband of Japanese idol and actress Noriko Sakai had been arrested on charges of using and possessing stimulants. The news that his wife, Noriko Sakai, and their 10 year old son were missing was even bigger news. There were rumors of…
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A man (packing knives) parked his car near a police station and, when approached by a security guard confessed to the killings. Details have not yet been released, although the alternative news media sources (sometimes unreliablle, but often more reliable than some major news sources) are reporting that the man claimed his pet cat was…