Akihabara massacre

Akihabara massacre
The crossing in Akihabara shortly after the incident.
Location	Akihabara, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates	35°41′59″N 139°46′17″E
Date	8 June 2008 12:33–12:36 (JST)
Attack type	Mass murder, stabbing
Weapons	Truck, dagger
Deaths	7
Injured	10
Perpetrator	Tomohiro Katō

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.

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]

References

1. 秋葉原通り魔：加藤容疑者を殺人未遂容疑で送検. The Mainichi Newspapers (in Japanese). 10 June 2008. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
2. Dolan, David (8 June 2008). "Man stabs shoppers in Tokyo street, killing seven". Reuters. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
3. Masters, Coco (9 June 2008). "Japan Reeling from Stabbing Spree". Time. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2008.
4. ４人、一突きで失血死 容疑者に強い殺意 秋葉原殺傷 (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. 10 June 2008. Archived from the original on 13 June 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
5. 秋葉原殺傷：通行人を次々襲い交差点縦断…殺人で再逮捕. The Mainichi Newspapers (in Japanese). 20 June 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2008. ^{[dead link]}
6. "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.
7. "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.