Japan man with ‘grudge against society’ stabs bookshop worker

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Police in Osaka arrested 33-year-old Satoshi Okamoto, who admitted stabbing a worker at a Maruzen & Junkudo bookshop. He reportedly told authorities he held a grudge against society; the victim’s condition was not specified, though there was reportedly no fear for their life.

Japanese police arrested a 33-year-old man who admitted to stabbing a bookshop worker in Osaka on Sunday, a spokesman said, adding that the suspect said he “held a grudge against society”. The man, identified as Satoshi Okamoto, allegedly used a kitchen knife to stab the worker – who called police immediately afterwards – at a branch of national chain Maruzen & Junkudo in the heart of Japan’s second largest city. Police did not elaborate on the victim’s condition, but there was no fear for his...