Japanese media say a sociology student attacked her classmates with a hammer during class after voicing frustration at being ...

The suspect, who said she is a South Korean national and student at the university, claimed to have lashed out after being ...

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Police have arrested a 22-year-old female student from the scene, and say it is unclear whether the attack was premeditated ...

Police are seen outside Hosei University's Tama campus in Machida, in the western suburbs of Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 10, 2025, after a woman weilding a hammer inside a classroom reportedly wounded ...

A 22-year-old student who identified herself as South Korean was arrested on the spot on Friday on suspicion of assault, ...

Tokyo — Eight people were wounded in a hammer attack at a university in Tokyo on Friday, with a 22-year-old student arrested at the scene, Japanese media said. All those hurt were conscious ...