The Kawasaki stabbing attack shocked Japan, which has one of the lowest rates of violent crime in the developed worldTOKYO: Japanese police on Wednesday searched the home of the man behind a stabbing rampage in the town of Kawasaki a day earlier that killed two people, including a child. The 51-year-old attacker, identified by police as Ryuichi Iwasaki, died after stabbing himself during the rampage, and his motives for the horrifying assault remain unclear. On Wednesday morning, police searched his home, not far from the scene of the morning attack, seizing unspecified material, public broadcaster NHK reported. Local media said Iwasaki was living with relatives in their 80s, but gave no further details. The attack shocked Japan, where violent crime is vanishingly rare, in part because of strict regulations on gun ownership.

Source: Bangkok Post May 29, 2019 04:30 UTC