TOKYO —

Police on Tuesday arrested a man who lives in Akita Prefecture for posting a message on online discussion board “2ch,” in which he said he intended to kill primary schoolchildren in Tokyo

Yoshihito Fujita, 42, was arrested for allegedly posting a threatening message on the online discussion board through a demonstration handset at a mobile phone shop near his house around 3 p.m. on April 11. He said he was going to kill children at a school in Shinjuku, Tokyo.
According to police, Fujita said in the message that if a celebrity he likes didn’t hold a press conference, he would kill the children. Fujita has denied the allegation, police said.

3 Comments

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  smartacus at 10:31 AM JST - 22nd April

  I haven't heard one good thing said about 2ch. It seems to attract psychos.

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  WhatJapanThinks at 10:59 AM JST - 22nd April

  posting a threatening message on the online discussion board through a mock-up mobile phone at a mobile phone shop

  That's a good trick, using these non-functional devices to connect to the internet! Presumably they meant a demonstration model, although all the shops I've been in have had the SIM card removed or been otherwise disabled.

  Moderator: The story has been corrected.

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  Altria at 01:24 PM JST - 22nd April

  How were they supposed to know which celebrities he liked?!

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