Overview
- Police say the incident began around 5 p.m. at a dental clinic in Higashi-Osaka’s Ashiyokita 2-chome near Kintetsu Fuse Station.
- Officers secured the suspect after roughly two and a half hours and arrested Hiroyuki Kimura, 45, on suspicion of building invasion.
- Authorities reported that all clinic staff escaped when the man entered and no hostages were involved.
- The Higashi-Osaka Fire Department said a woman in her 40s who reported being doused with a flammable liquid was transported conscious with minor injuries.
- Police said the suspect appeared injured, and the area was cordoned off with nearby kindergarten children evacuated during the response.