Masahiro Kanagawa

Masahiro Kanagawa (金川 真大, Kanagawa Masahiro^?, born 1983) is a Japanese man who went on a stabbing spree in the city of Tsuchiura on March 23, 2008, which left a 27-year-old man dead and seven others wounded. Police arrested Kanagawa, then 24, who was wanted in an earlier slaying of a 72-year-old man. The man told the investigators that he "just wanted to kill anyone".^[1] The suspect, who carried two knives, stabbed the 27-year-old man to death and hurt at least seven others, while the victims were walking along a short hallway connecting a railway station. The 27-year-old died as he was being rushed to a nearby hospital.^[2] Police said that Kanagawa liked games and that he hid out in Akihabara while escaping.^[3] A part of mass media claimed that he murdered people under the influence of Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword.^[4] He reportedly sought capital punishment.^[5] Tomohiro Kato, who committed the Akihabara massacre, is alleged to have posted a message which referred to his case.^[6]

The Mito District Court sentenced him to death on December 18, 2009.^[7]

References

1. ^ "Japanese man in stabbing frenzy". BBC News. 2008-03-24. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7310232.stm. Retrieved 2008-06-13. 
2. ^ "Man wanted for murder goes on stabbing spree". CNN.com. 2008-03-23. Archived from the original on 2008-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20080327102035/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/23/japan.stabbings.ap/index.html. Retrieved 2008-03-23. 
3. ^ "Stabbing spree kills one, injures seven". The Japan Times. 2008-03-24. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/rss/nn20080324a1.html. Retrieved 2008-06-13. 
4. ^ "Team Ninja responds to so-called "Ninja Gaiden" stabbing spree". Ars Technica. 2008-03-31. http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2008/03/31/team-ninja-responds-to-so-called-ninja-gaiden-stabbing-spree. Retrieved 2008-06-13. 
5. ^ "Suspect in stabbing spree sought death sentence". Asahi Shimbun. 2008-04-14. Archived from the original on 2008-04-15. http://web.archive.org/web/20080415093924/http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200804140092.html. Retrieved 2008-06-13. 
6. ^ "加藤容疑者、直前まで実況中継" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 2008-06-10. http://www.nikkansports.com/general/news/p-gn-tp0-20080610-370417.html. Retrieved 2008-06-13. ^{[dead link]}
7. ^ "Japanese man sentenced to death for stabbing spree". Agence France-Presse. AsiaOne. 2009-12-18. http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Crime/Story/A1Story20091218-186708.html. Retrieved 2010-09-19. 

See also

• Akihabara massacre
• Video game controversy

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