A man wielding a knife attacked a woman in a Tokyo Pokémon store, leaving both dead after a rampage in a crowded shopping center.
The woman, in her 20s and believed to be an employee, was stabbed in the neck, while the attacker then turned the knife on himself.
Both victims were pronounced dead after being taken to hospital, with police investigating the attack as murder.
The incident occurred in the Sunshine City building, which houses shops and offices, and has left the community in shock.
Japan has strict gun control laws, but violent crimes, including knife attacks, have been on the rise in recent years.
