A shocking assassination attempt was recorded in Japan during the anime music event “Nagano Aniera Festa (ナガノアニエラフェスタ)”where a 38-year-old man, identified as Tsukasa Yoshida (吉田司), attacked a 32-year-old man with a folding knife. Yoshida, who works as a temporary employee in Kanagawa Prefecture, He confessed that he stabbed the victim with the intention of killing her, claiming that he had been harassed by him in the past.

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According to Yoshida's statements, the attacker confessed that he "planned to kill him" because he had been "harassed" by the victim, a man who had traveled from outside the prefecture to attend the event. Authorities continue to investigate the relationship between the two, although police have not yet determined whether the two knew each other before.

The attack was carried out using a collapsible weapon that Yoshida managed to enter the venue with, despite event organizers implementing a visual search of belongings at the entrance. According to authorities, the attacker arrived alone at the festival and managed to hide the weapon.

The news generated a large number of comments on online forums, where users reacted with a mixture of disbelief and ridicule about the event:

• «At 38 years old, is there still harassment?».
• «The Liberal Democratic Party is harassing Okinawa».
• «Harassed by someone 6 years younger? He feels like the epitome of a weak man».
• «Did they know each other? Why stab him at a festival?».
• «It depends on the level of the company. In places with a low level it is normal for this to occur.».
• «Aren't middle-aged men's motivations for committing crimes a little childish these days?».
• «If the harasser was a permanent employee and the harassed was a temporary worker, it is common».
• «Society has abandoned the “untouchables.” It’s society’s fault».
• «The final fate of a weak man who could not overcome his situation».
• «32-year-old temporary worker (otaku): 'This old man is useless.' 38-year-old unemployed man (otaku): 'He harasses me…' This is hell.».
• «Harassment? Then it is inevitable».

The general reaction suggests skepticism toward Yoshida's claim that he was bullied, as well as a mockery of the power dynamics between two adults in a conflict that many consider outdated. Some commenters also criticized the social and work environment, which they said could have exacerbated Yoshida's resentment, although others saw the situation as a product of the perpetrator's own emotional weaknesses.

Source: Yaraon!