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I think some crimes set off a chain reaction in various parts of the Japan every year. These days, there is a good example. Two weeks ago, I wrote blog about the series of murders in Akihabara. And this week, I found an incident probably triggered by the crimes in Akihabara at http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080623a4.html

Monday, June 23, 2008
Three cut with knife in Osaka Station
OSAKA (Kyodo) Three women sustained minor injuries Sunday afternoon when they were cut in separate incidents on and near the same train platform at JR Osaka Station, police said.
A 52-year-old woman from Kashiba, Nara Prefecture, was cut by a knife on her left arm at 1:35 p.m., police said. About five minutes later a 20-year-old woman from Taisho Ward, Osaka, was cut on her left arm as she was about to board a train.
Earlier, a 20-year-old woman from Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, was poked by a knife when she was on a landing between escalators heading up to the platform.
A surveillance camera showed a woman near both of the platform victims. She was described as stocky, about 160 cm tall and appeared to be in her 30s. She was wearing a one-piece dress, a black hat, a necklace and a white shoulder bag. Her hair was chestnut color. The woman from Nishinomiya saw the woman pass by her while the other two victims did not see their attacker.

A pervert who slashes people as he or she passes them on the street has attracted attention of the people in Japan because we may become the victims of incidents accidentally. I wish that this chain reaction will stop as soon as possible.