Japan man with ‘grudge against society’ stabs bookshop worker
Japanese police arrested a 33-year-old man who admitted to stabbing a bookshop worker in Osaka on Sunday, a spokesman said, adding that the suspect said he “held a grudge against society”. The man, identified as Satoshi Okamoto, allegedly used a kitchen knife to stab the worker – who called police immediately afterwards – at a branch of national chain Maruzen & Junkudo in the heart of Japan’s…
In Osaka, Japan, police apprehended a 33-year-old man named Satoshi Okamoto on Sunday for stabbing a bookshop worker. According to an AFP spokesperson, Okamoto admitted to the act, stating that he harbored a grudge against society as a whole.
The victim, working at a branch of the national chain Maruzen & Junkudo in the heart of Japan's second-largest city, immediately called the police after being attacked with a kitchen knife by Okamoto. While the condition of the victim was not disclosed, police assured there was no immediate threat to his life.
Okamoto remained inside the store until his arrest. He confessed to the stabbing and told officers, "I held a grudge against society as a whole," as confirmed by the police spokesman briefing AFP. Crime, including violent incidents, is relatively uncommon in Japan. However, there have been isolated cases of stabbings and attacks in recent years, perpetrated by individuals who felt alienated from society and sought to express their grievances.
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