In a mall in eastern Japan a man had stabbed 8 random people causing seven to be severely injured and one to meet death on his way to the hospital.

The authorities said that violent crimes are rare in Japan that only the Yakuza crime syndicates perform them. Now street violence is up 4.6 percent since the start of 2007, according the National Police Agency's latest crime report.

The stabber was a winner in the Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball tournament a couple of years back. Jap...

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