Overview

• A knife attack occurred at 6:50 p.m. on May 7, 2025, at Todaimae Station on the Tokyo Metro’s Namboku Line in Bunkyo Ward.
• Two men were injured: a man in his 20s with a head wound and a man in his 30s, believed to be a foreign national, with hand injuries. Both are hospitalized but conscious.
• Other passengers intervened to subdue the attacker and confiscate the knife before police arrived.
• The suspect, now in custody, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
• The Namboku Line remains suspended in both directions as safety checks are conducted following the attack.