Violence at Tokyo University: Student violates eight fellow students with a hammer!

Violence at Tokyo University: Student violates eight fellow students with a hammer!

Hosei-Universität, Tokio, Japan - A terrible incident today shook the Hosei University in Tokyo when a 22-year-old sociology student started at least eight fellow students during a lecture. According to reports from Kleine Zeitung , the attacker was arrested at the crime scene. The injured people, all of whom are awareness, were hit on the head, and the police suspected that the mashed rage could be the motive behind their violent act.

a terrifying trend

violent crimes are relatively rare in Japan, but the past few years have shown a worrying increase in attacks. After the latest knife attacks, including the murder of ex-government head Shinzo ABE in July 2022, this event sets another dark accent. As early as January 2022, an attacker stabbed three people in front of the University of Tokyo, while a knife attacker attacked two students in a McDonald’s branch last December. Such incidents arouse fears of increasing violence in a society that is otherwise considered to be safe.

While Japan is fighting social challenges, the University of Tokyo is trying to increase the proportion of women in science and to combat gender -specific discrimination. The "Todai" presented a five -year plan to quickly increase the number of female teachers. Currently, only 12 percent of professors are women, a number that is to be increased through targeted measures, such as the creation of 300 new positions by 2027, Sumikai .

The management of the university, including Vice President Kaori Hayashi, sees these reforms as a crucial step to promote gender equality in the academic environment and thus also to improve the quality of research. The measures are not only geared towards internal changes, but should also raise awareness of gender issues in Japan.