Woman Fatally Stabbed at Train Station in Tokyo

Woman Fatally Stabbed at Train Station in Tokyo, Kyodo Says
By Taku Kato

July 23 (Bloomberg) -- A woman was stabbed to death by a man in a train station in western Tokyo last night, Kyodo News reported, citing police.

The 22-year-old woman, an employee of a bookstore inside the Hachioji station building, was knifed in the chest last night, the news service said. Another customer at the store suffered cuts to her arm and chest, the report said.

A 33-year-old man was arrested by police about 400 meters from the train station, Kyodo said. The suspect was quoted as saying he wanted to stab someone because he was suffering from difficulties at his work.

The incident follows a stabbing spree in Tokyo's Akihabara district on June 8 that left seven people dead. Japan's National Police Agency is seeking a ban on daggers and double-edged knives, according to an earlier Kyodo report.