Police were on high alert July 1 following a knife attack June 28 near an elementary school that left three children hurt.
As pupils arrived at Oizumi Daiichi Elementary School in Nerima Ward, Tokyo, some were accompanied by adults.
A 47-year-old man was arrested June 28 in Saitama Prefecture for attempted murder and possession of a weapon after allegedly attacking two 6-year-old boys and a 7-year-old boy with a fruit knife.
The boys' injuries are not life- threatening. (Kyodo)
東京都練馬区の小学校近くの路上で男児3人が男に切り付けられる事件が発生した。
The Japan Times ST: July 12, 2013