Tokyo Man Rams Car Into Osaka Schoolchildren

Yazawa Yuki, a 28-year-old man from Tokyo, was arrested in Osaka after deliberately ramming his car into seven primary school children near an elementary school in Nishinari Ward. All seven children were injured but remained conscious, with one girl suffering a fractured jaw and others sustaining minor injuries. The suspect admitted to police that he intended to kill due to personal frustration, stating he was 'fed up with everything.' Witnesses reported the car was zigzagging and saw the driver, appearing shocked and wearing a surgical mask, being subdued by schoolteachers. Violent incidents like this are rare in Japan but have shaped public attitudes toward the country’s retention of the death penalty. Police are holding Yazawa on suspicion of attempted murder as the investigation continues.