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Back to the Future, September 2007

Last year I mused if the end of Akihabara was in sight. I can't say that things have gone badly but I can't say things have gone well for Akihabara either. Especially with the stabbings.I was connected with the world. Spending time without internet access... ...full story at Mottekaero

from Mottekaero on Thu, Sep 18 2008

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12 Jun 08 visit Crime › Police consider banning some types of knives following Akihabara stabbings  »  Japan Today The National Police Agency is considering prohibiting the possession of some types of knives after a man went on a rampage in Tokyo's Akihabara district…
09 Jun 08 visit Akihabara Stabbings  »  Ippoippo There has been a fair bit of coverage in the British press recently by the increases in stabbings and knife crime in London. However, on Sunday, Tokyo was hit my a mass stabbing. The BBC coverage is here, MDN Coverage (in English) here, and there is some...
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13 Jun 08 visit Crime › Akihabara rampage foretold but lost among myriad messages on Internet site  »  Japan Today To most of Japan, the deadly stabbings in Tokyo were an incomprehensible act of sudden and indiscriminate violence. But to readers of an obscure website…

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