Overview
- Police say a man entered a company banquet at Hotel MiraCosta on Monday night, pulled a knife from a backpack, and fled without injuring anyone.
- Authorities received emergency calls around 8:10 to 8:35 p.m., and witnesses described a slim man in his 30s to 40s who headed toward Maihama Station.
- The suspect was arrested Tuesday near his residence in Kawasaki, according to police cited by Kyodo News.
- Officers allege he threatened a 31-year-old man, reportedly saying, "If you come any closer, I'll kill you."
- Police identified him as Jiang Chunyu, a former employee of the hosting company, and he told investigators he took out a Chinese kitchen knife after being stopped from handing out protest flyers while denying he pointed it at anyone.