October 2021 Tokyo attack | |
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![]() 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[1] |
Convicted | Kyota Hattori |
Verdict | 23-year imprisonment |
Convictions | Attempted murder (17 counts) Arson |
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.[2][3] He injured 17 people, one critically.[2][3] Japanese authorities later identified Hattori and he was arrested at the scene.[2][3]
Hattori stated that he was referring to the Tokyo stabbings, which occurred on 6 August 2021.[4] In response to these incidents, MLIT has decided to require railroad operators to install security cameras in all new trains.[5]