“A knife-wielding man kills a woman at a Tokyo Pokemon shop before taking his own life”

“A knife attack at a Pokémon store in downtown Tokyo has left a woman and the attacker dead, police say”

“Japanese police said Thursday that a man stabbed a woman in a Pokémon store in downtown Tokyo before turning the knife on himself, leaving both dead”

“Officers rushed to the scene in a popular shopping center after receiving an emergency call reporting a rampage by a knife-wielding man”

“The woman, who was stabbed in the neck, was in her 20s and believed to be an employee at the Pokémon store on the second floor of the Sunshine City building”

“The attacker then stabbed himself in the neck, Tokyo police said. Both the attacker and the victim were in critical condition when they were taken to hospital and were later pronounced dead, police said”

“Police said they are investigating the attack as murder”

“A man at the Pokémon shop described hearing a woman scream and shelves collapsing, then saw a staff member with bloodstains and a man in black forcing his way into a sales counter”

“NHK reported that shoppers fled the area and employees in nearby stores pulled down shutters for safety”

“Japan has strict gun control laws, making violent crimes rare, but there have been several high-profile knife attacks in recent years”