According to reports from Kyodo News Agency and the Nikkei Asian Review, the car in which the famous Japanese director Takeshi Kitano was riding was attacked by a man holding a hoe on the evening of the 4th local time, and the window glass was smashed.
The suspect was arrested on the spot. Japanese police said that Kitano and his driver were not injured.
According to reports, the incident occurred in a TV station in Tokyo.
Kitano made his appearance on a live broadcast of TBS TV station in Japan that night.
After the attack, the report quoted investigators as saying that the suspect was from Chiba Prefecture, Japan. He was in his 40s. He also held a 10 cm long knife. The man admitted that he had violated relevant weapons regulations.
(Producing Wang Jiayi)
Editor in charge: [Wang Kai]