A rally was held in Shinjuku, Tokyo, to protest against the incident, which mainly targeted women, in line with the one year anniversary of the incident in which 10 passengers were injured in a train on the Odakyu Line while it was running. , Participants appealed for the strengthening of countermeasures.
In August last year, 10 passengers were injured by a knife on the Odakyu Line, and a 23-year-old female university student was stabbed in seven places, including the chest, and was seriously injured. The defendant, who was indicted for attempted murder and other crimes, is said to have said, "When I see happy women and couples, I want to kill them."
As one year has passed since the incident, a rally was held to protest, and about 20 people gathered in front of Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, raising placards and appealing for stronger measures against crimes targeting women. rice field.
The participants took turns holding microphones and made statements such as, ``There is a society that discriminates against women in the background of the incident,'' and ``Incidents such as sexual violence in which women are victims of violence occur on a daily basis.'' .
A 24-year-old woman who called the rally said, ``When I learned about the incident, I felt that I might have been a victim and thought that I had to take action. I was talking.