A knife attack on a Japanese bullet express train near Tokyo has left one passenger dead and two others injured, police said. A knife attack on a Japanese bullet express train near Tokyo has left one passenger dead and two others injured, police said. Officers said they apprehended Ichiro Kojima, 22, after the train made an unscheduled stop at Odawara station, west of Tokyo, following an emergency call that there was a knife-wielding man. Japanese media reported that Kojima said he carried out the assaults because he was irritated and felt like attacking anyone. In 2005, however, a man set himself on fire while on a bullet train, killing himself and another passenger and injuring almost 30 others, triggering calls for stricter security measures on bullet trains.

Source: Irish Independent June 10, 2018 06:22 UTC