Tokyo's streets and transport system are filling up again as Japan slowly embraces a post-pandemic norm, with workers returning to offices and students back in the classroom. But the resurgence of crowds on the commuter network has also meant the return of chikan, train gropers who typically target females. In a new attempt to combat this problem, the Tokyo Metropolitan.
December 15, 2020
A handout photo. A wanted poster created by Japanese police shows the attacker and how he concealed the knife.
South China Morning Post
Police in western Tokyo have launched a campaign to jog the memories of anyone who may be able to shed new light on one of the most notorious unsolved crimes in modern Japanese history – the slaughter of a family 20 years ago that some people say altered the way they lead their lives.
Over the weekend, police began handing out fliers depicting an ordinary-looking family home in the Setagaya district of the city, along with an image of a person wearing dark-coloured trousers, a down jacket, gloves, a scarf, hat and distinctive trainers.
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Police in western Tokyo have launched a campaign to jog the memories of anyone who may be able to shed new light on one of the most notorious unsolved crimes in modern Japanese history - the slaughter of a family 20 years ago that some people say altered the way they lead their lives.
Over the weekend, police began handing out fliers depicting an ordinary-looking family home in the Setagaya district of the city, along with an image of a person wearing dark-coloured trousers, a down jacket, gloves, a scarf, hat and distinctive trainers. An accompanying description of the man indicates he is around 170cm tall.