AKB Members Injured in Attack

[Hijinx]

This news is hitting the J-fan like a pile of unchi about now.

Some signing event in Iwate, some nut attacked the girls with a knife.

[wagyl]

Again, this is all very fascinating but it is even better if you also provide a link to where you saw the news. Otherwise you may as well post on FB.

You call that a knife? It seems he used a saw!!! http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/2014052 ... 71000.html

I also love this out of touch reporting. 10 points for honesty though

過去に参加の男性「手荷物検査なかった」

半年前に千葉市で開かれたＡＫＢ４８の握手会に参加した男子大学生によりますと、握手会にはＣＤに付属しているチケットを示せば参加することができます。
「レーン」という列ごとに多くの人が並び、１つのレーンには数人のメンバーが待っていて、握手ができたということです。
会場での写真撮影はできませんが、手荷物の検査などはなかったということです。
警備員に加えてメンバーの近くにはスタッフがいて、参加者の行動は監視されていたということです。
男子学生は「カバンなどに刃物を入れれば持ち込むことは可能ではないか」と話していました。

They use these 列 things called lanes!!!

[Taro Toporific]

Again, this is all very fascinating but it is even better if you also provide a link to where you saw the news. Otherwise you may as well post on FB.

It kind of seems that the AK48 Machine is trying to keep this news on the downlow.


Vile NHK report in viler (is that a word?) Japanese ..

詳細
ＡＫＢメンバーら握手会で切りつけられる 岩手
5月25日 18時46分
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/2014052 ... 71000.html
２５日夕方、岩手県滝沢市で行われたＡＫＢ４８の握手会で、メンバーとスタッフの合わせて３人が男に切りつけられて病院に運ばれました。
警察と消防によりますと、３人とも意識はあるということです。
警察は男を殺人未遂の疑いでその場で取り押さえ、逮捕しました。
２５日午後５時ころ、岩手県滝沢市にある岩手産業文化センター「アピオ」で行われたＡＫＢ４８の握手会で、「のこぎりで切りつけられた人がいる」と会場から警察に通報がありました。
警察や消防によりますと、握手会に参加していたＡＫＢのメンバーとスタッフの女性２人と男性１人の合わせて３人がけがをして、病院に運ばれました。
More....

The only English "report" from some freakzoid fan forum that was listed in Google News...

AKB48 members and staff injured in attack at handshake event
onehallyu.com | by hyoyeon , Today, 04:07 AM
A handshake event in Iwate in which fans can meet their favourite members of AKB48 was cancelled this afternoon after someone supposedly attacked some members with a sharp object.
Not much is known about the event so far but a staff member has reportedly been stabbed in the hand and at least two members are injured. Will update.
More...

[IparryU]

Again, this is all very fascinating but it is even better if you also provide a link to where you saw the news. Otherwise you may as well post on FB.

Snotted... Very good topic, nothing to back it though.

I guess I should ask my ex to get the low low on this.

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[Hijinx]

Again, this is all very fascinating but it is even better if you also provide a link to where you saw the news. Otherwise you may as well post on FB.

Uh, I wrote this before there was anything to link to--I was writing it as I heard it off the TV. Tell me how to link to that and I'll do it.

[wagyl]

Again, this is all very fascinating but it is even better if you also provide a link to where you saw the news. Otherwise you may as well post on FB.

Uh, I wrote this before there was anything to link to--I was writing it as I heard it off the TV. Tell me how to link to that and I'll do it.

How about "I just saw on TBS News that..." or whatever. It does help to know where the information comes from. For all we know it could have been from Christopher Johnson's twitter feed.

[Hijinx]

Yes, how about it? Must have missed that in the forum rules I didn't bother to read.

[Taro Toporific]

Again, this is all very fascinating but it is even better if you also provide a link to where you saw the news. Otherwise you may as well post on FB.

Uh, I wrote this before there was anything to link to--I was writing it as I heard it off the TV. Tell me how to link to that and I'll do it.

With breaking news that head on the TV/radio news, normally we post exactly that:

AKB Members Injured in Attack
This news is hitting the J-fan like a pile of unchi about now.
Some signing event in Iwate, some nut attacked the girls with a knife. The TBS News at 6 is bithering all about it now---but nothing reported in engrish yet

[wagyl]

Yes, how about it? Must have missed that in the forum rules I didn't bother to read.

Never mind. it is now on record that you know, for next time.

[Hijinx]

Yes, how about it? Must have missed that in the forum rules I didn't bother to read.

Never mind. it is now on record that you know, for next time.

What was that?

[Taro Toporific]

http://www.japantoday.com/smartphone/vi ... t-in-iwate

AKB48 members injured by saw-wielding man in Iwate
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN -- May 25, 2014
MORIOKA--A saw-wielding man injured two members of the popular idol girls group AKB48 and a man believed to be a staff member on May 25 at an event to greet fans in Iwate Prefecture, police and other sources said.
One of the two injured AKB48 members is Rina Kawaei, 19. The name of the other member was not immediately available, they said.
Police apprehended the 24-year-old assailant...
...The incident occurred just before 5 p.m. in the Iwate Sangyo Bunka Center (Iwate industry and culture center), named Apio, in Takizawa in the central part of the prefecture.
The three injured people were immediately transported to a hospital by ambulance. Their injuries are not life-threatening...

[canman]

Oh damn! It seems he is from Towada City in Aomori. About 45km from here. The mass commi trucks will be high tailing it to Iwate and Aomori tonight in time for tomorrow's morning shows! Seems he is an unemployed dude.

[Taro Toporific]

Rina Kawaei and Anna Iriyama were the AKB Members who were attacked.
rocketnews24.com/2014/05/25/newsflash-akb48-members-attacked-by-saw-wielding-fan-at-handshake-event/

Also:
There is a lot of confusion about the "saw" that was used as a weapon. That is, the Japanese reports seem to use "saw" and "serrated blade" interchangeably.

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"I stabbed Kawaei, it was me who stabbed Kawaei, her blog was annoying and I always hated her so I stabbed her."

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Swimsuit edition Weekly Playboy 2012 No-45

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AKB48 X Weekly Playboy 2012 Anna Iriyama and Rina Kawaei

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[Coligny]

"I stabbed Kawaei, it was me who stabbed Kawaei, her blog was annoying and I always hated her so I stabbed her."

oh boy... is there a fundraiser page to pay for his defense lawyer ?

[Taro Toporific]

Oh damn! It seems he is from Towada City in Aomori. About 45km from here...Seems he is an unemployed dude.

...The man was identified as Satoru Umeta, 24, unemployed, from Towada in neighboring Aomori, the police said. He allegedly assaulted the young performers with a saw, prompting an emergency call that a man with a blade was acting violently in the event hall.
The fan event was got underway in the city of Takizawa at 1 p.m., according to the pop group’s website. The attendees are said to have included Minami Takahashi, one of the group’s most popular members.
It is not known why he attacked the group or whether the two dancers were specifically targeted.
Kawaei’s right thumb was cut and fractured as was Iriyama’s right little finger, the management office said, noting they were taken to a hospital and underwent surgery. They also got cuts on their heads, the police said. The male staffer suffered cuts to his left hand...
The Japan Times--- AKB48 dancers attacked by saw-wielding man

[Coligny]

Ok, a bit too hardcore...

[Taro Toporific]

Ok, a bit too hardcore...

Nah, this is "hardcore"...

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The Japan Times:The attacker was 24-year-old Satoru Umeta an unemployed man from Towada, Aomori Prefecture.

[matsuki]

Ugh, in Aomori and a saw is the only weapon he could come up with to fight AKB??? D0000000000000000000000d!

"I stabbed Kawaei, it was me who stabbed Kawaei, her blog was annoying and I always hated her so I stabbed her."

[Hijinx]

"I stabbed Kawaei, it was me who stabbed Kawaei, her blog was annoying and I always hated her so I stabbed her."

oh boy... is there a fundraiser page to pay for his defense lawyer ?

I'll pm you an account number.

[matsuki]

Fuck donating...I mean, he could have taken them out and himself out and he failed!! Think of how much better the world would be without the 3 of them?

[Yokohammer]

Color me kinda surprised ... this news has made the Melbourne Age!

Saw-wielding man attacks Japanese girl band members

[Hijinx]

Color me kinda surprised ... this news has made the Melbourne Age!

Probably the similarity between Aussies and J-folks on what constitutes culture.

[Coligny]

Color me kinda surprised ... this news has made the Melbourne Age!

Probably the similarity between Aussies and J-folks on what constitutes culture.

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(sorry Hammerman... but this guy just put all my lame yomama reply to shame)

[Yokohammer]

It's on the BBC now too.

Japan girl group AKB48 attacked by male fan with saw

Seriously. Relatively minor injuries, and this is world news?
WTF is going on?

[wagyl]

It's on the BBC now too.

Japan girl group AKB48 attacked by male fan with saw

Seriously. Relatively minor injuries, and this is world news?
WTF is going on?

It is a good sign, Hammer: the world is relatively calm. If there was anything really important happening in the world, this wouldn't get reported.

(I once read a neat summary of the four elements which make something newsworthy. Sadly, for all my searching I can no longer find it, so I am paraphrasing but it went something like this:

1. It involves rich people or famous people.
2. It involves a rich country.
3. It can be explained simply, especially if you can blame someone.
4. It is tragic.

This one ticks all the boxes. It is even better than a royal wedding!)

[Coligny]

It is a good sign, Hammer: the world is relatively calm. If there was anything really important happening in the world, this wouldn't get reported.

Again... not sharing the optimism here... Not like if there was not a coup in Ukraine, Thailand, anti Chinese riots in Hanoi and Saigon certainly with the blessing of Moscow, this just on top of my head...

[wagyl]

It is a good sign, Hammer: the world is relatively calm. If there was anything really important happening in the world, this wouldn't get reported.

Again... not sharing the optimism here... Not like if there was not a coup in Ukraine, Thailand, anti Chinese riots in Hanoi and Saigon certainly with the blessing of Moscow, this just on top of my head...

None of them score on factors 1, 2 or 3. And certain opinion is that the Thai issue doesn't score on factor 4 either, but that is one of the things that give it a particularly poor score on factor 3.

[Yokohammer]

It is a good sign, Hammer: the world is relatively calm. If there was anything really important happening in the world, this wouldn't get reported.

Um ... Syria, the Ukraine, a coup in Thailand, Mers ...

Of course none of that is "cute," which apparently needs to be added to your list of newsworthy criteria.
But yeah, slow news day I guess. And short attention spans. The peeps are already bored with yesterday's news.

Pols and TEPCO execs must LOVE this stuff.

[Coligny]

It is a good sign, Hammer: the world is relatively calm. If there was anything really important happening in the world, this wouldn't get reported.

Again... not sharing the optimism here... Not like if there was not a coup in Ukraine, Thailand, anti Chinese riots in Hanoi and Saigon certainly with the blessing of Moscow, this just on top of my head...

None of them score on factors 1, 2 or 3. And certain opinion is that the Thai issue doesn't score on factor 4 either, but that is one of the things that give it a particularly poor score on factor 3.

Life is not your living room sweety, pulling criterias out of your ass don't make them a rule of law...

[Russell]

It's on the BBC now too.

Japan girl group AKB48 attacked by male fan with saw

Seriously. Relatively minor injuries, and this is world news?
WTF is going on?

It is a good sign, Hammer: the world is relatively calm. If there was anything really important happening in the world, this wouldn't get reported.

(I once read a neat summary of the four elements which make something newsworthy. Sadly, for all my searching I can no longer find it, so I am paraphrasing but it went something like this:

1. It involves rich people or famous people.
2. It involves a rich country.
3. It can be explained simply, especially if you can blame someone.
4. It is tragic.

This one ticks all the boxes. It is even better than a royal wedding!)

Dunno if you guys noticed, but all in the US news now is this guy who killed 6 people because he was still a virgin at 22.

He ticks all boxes:

1. Spoiled brat of rich parents (dad is film maker).
2. US is still considered a rich country (kind of).
3. Easy to explain, and he blamed all womenhood for not wanting to fuck with him.
4. Yep, 6 young people died, very tragic.

He was in the same mind set as the Japanese guy, but his legal ownership of 3 guns made it a deadlier combination.