Three people have been killed in a stabbing and shooting attack in central Japan, local media say. A man in camouflage is said to have stabbed a woman and then used a hunting rifle in the city of Nakano, Nagano prefecture. The alleged attacker is holed up inside a building, Japanese media report. Gun violence remains extremely rare in Japan, despite the killing of ex-prime minister Shinzo Abe in July last year. In 2014, there were just six incidents of gun deaths in Japan, compared to 33,599 in the US.

Source: The Star May 25, 2023 21:02 UTC