Satoshi Sugiyama, Author at Greenfield Recorder

Police officers stand guard at a crossroad near the Tsukui Yamayuri-en, a facility for the mentally disabled where a number of people were killed and dozens injured in a knife attack in Sagamihara, outside of Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, July 26, 2016. A young Japanese man went on a stabbing rampage Tuesday at the facility where he had been fired, officials said, killing many people months after he gave a letter to Parliament outlining the bloody plan and saying all disabled people should be put to death. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Rare mass killing raises questions about security in Japan

by Ken Moritsugu Associated Press, and Satoshi Sugiyama Associated PressJuly 26, 2016

TOKYO — The killing of 19 people at a home for the mentally disabled raised questions about whether Japan’s reputation as one of the safest countries in the world is creating a false sense of security.The deadliest mass killing in Japan in the…

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Rare mass killing raises questions about security in Japan

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