October 2021 Tokyo attack
At around 8 p.m. JST on 31 October 2021, 24-year-old Kyota Hattori carried out a knife and arson attack on a Keiō Railway train as it was travelling to Kokuryō Station on the Keiō Line in Chōfu, a city in the western suburbs of Tokyo, Japan. He injured 17 people, one critically. Japanese authorities later identified Hattori and he was arrested at the scene.
| October 2021 Tokyo attack | |
|---|---|
A Keiō Line train | |
| Location | Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan |
| Date | 31 October 2021 around 8:00 p.m. (JST) |
| Target | Civilians |
Attack type | Stabbing, arson, acid |
| Weapons | Knife, hydrochloric acid |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 17 |
| Motive | To receive the death penalty |
| Convicted | Kyota Hattori |
| Verdict | 23-year imprisonment |
| Convictions | Attempted murder(17 counts), Arson |
Hattori stated that he was referring to the Tokyo stabbings, which occurred on 6 August 2021. In response to these incidents, MLIT has decided to require railroad operators to install security cameras in all new trains.
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