24SEP2018 (15:06 UTC-07 Tango 06) 02 Mehr 1397/13 Muharram 1440/15 Xin-You (8th month) 4716
I’ve pointed out many times how Japan has a near total gun ban, and Japan also regulates edged weapons based on their length.
For more proof that gun bans, and even knife control laws, don’t stop violent crime here’s a recent list of knife and gun oddities in Japan:
September 20th, Theft of gun seen as possible motive in Sendai cop stabbing
September 19th, Police officer killed in stabbing incident in northeastern Japan
September 18th, Man arrested after fatally stabbing woman in Tokyo residence
September 15th, Japanese cop loses his gun while guarding prime minister’s motorcade
September 12th, Man arrested for stabbing university student in his car
September 9th, Bullet train passenger with knife detained in Fukuoka
September 4th, Real Utility Knives Were Accidentally Sold as Prank Finger-Slicers
August 25th, Japanese knife craftsman turns underwear into a sharp blade, cuts through vegetables
August 19th, Osaka police catch 14-year-old who allegedly stabbed woman with knife
July 21st, Man arrested for stabbing ‘noisy’ neighbor
July 20th, Japan bans unpacked knives on trains
June 24th, Cambodian man stabbed to death in Tochigi Pref
June 21st, Man wanted in fatal stabbing found dead in apparent suicide
June 19th, 18-year-old youth arrested for stabbing 9-year-old boy
June 9th, Deadly stabbing on Japan bullet train
May 28th, Man shot dead by police after knife attack in southwestern Japan
May 21st, Man stabbed on subway in Tokyo
May 19th, Man stabbed in neck near NHK headquarters
May 18th, Man arrested for murder after stabbing customer in manga cafe
May 13th, 6-year-old girl dead after ex-politician with knife attacks family of four at Chiba restaurant
April 13th, Man gets 30 years over fatal 2016 stabbing of Osaka father of three
March 14th, Man arrested after stabbing four officials at Kanazawa City Hall
February 9th, Man stabbed after argument with passenger on train in Osaka
January 21st, Kagoshima teen held over stabbing of high school girl
January 21st, 18-year-old arrested for stabbing father to death in Yokohama
January 15th, Man held after random stabbings leave one dead in Hiroshima
January 8th, 16-year-old girl stabbed in Kagoshima park
Examining the motives behind mass murder in Japan
Learning to live with a vulnerability to violent actions
TOTAL GUN BAN FAIL: SCHOOL SHOOTING IN ANTI-GUN JAPAN!