Osaka Man Held Over Bookshop Stabbing, Cites Grudge

Japanese police have arrested a 33-year-old man who admitted to stabbing a bookshop worker in Osaka on Sunday (Nov 8), telling officers he held a grudge against society, a police spokesman told AFP, as reported by The Star.

The suspect was identified as Satoshi Okamoto. He allegedly used a kitchen knife to attack the worker at a branch of the national bookshop chain Maruzen & Junkudo in central Osaka, Japan’s second city.

Osaka bookshop stabbing suspect stayed in store

According to the police spokesman, who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity, the worker called police immediately after being stabbed. The suspect remained inside the store until he was arrested.

Police did not give details of the victim’s injuries, but said there was no fear for his life.

Suspect admits attack, police say

The man admitted to the stabbing, the spokesman said. “I held a grudge against society as a whole,” he was quoted as telling officers.

The report did not give the victim’s name or age, or details of any charges.

AFP noted that violent crime is relatively rare in Japan, though there have been occasional stabbings and attacks in recent years by socially isolated people airing grievances against the wider world.

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