A tragic incident rocked the Pokémon fan community on Thursday, March 26, 2026.
job at Pokémon Center A resident of Tokyo, Sunshine City complex, Higashi-Ikebukuro, died following a knife attack in a shop. The attacker also did not survive the encounter.
The Sunshine City police investigation is ongoing
According to Japanese media reports, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police received the first emergency calls around 7:15 PM local time, following reports of a man assaulting someone in the area.
According to reports from witnesses, the man entered the store armed with knives in both hands and got into a fight and ended up stabbing a 20-year-old woman working in the store. Shortly after the attack, the man committed suicide by slitting his throat.
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When the emergency services arrived at the scene, both were unconscious due to their injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital. However, both were found dead within an hour of their arrival, according to a police statement.
Although the motive for this attack has not been officially confirmed, reports i Asahi The newspaper (via Reuters) points out that the victim, a store clerk at the Pokémon Center, once filed complaints with the police about the alleged hiding. This suggests that the tragedy may have been a targeted attack, although investigations are still ongoing to confirm these claims.
An employee of Tokyo’s Pokémon Center, located in the Sunshine City complex in Higashi-Ikebukuro, has died following a knife attack inside the store.
Immediately after the incident, photos started to spread on social media from witnesses who were outside the store when they were attacked. Other videos show customers and Pokémon Center staff scrambling to be safe and alerting others nearby, with nearby stores quickly closing their shutters as a precaution. While others showed the arrival of ambulances at the building, which is near Ikebukuro Station, one of the busiest train stations in Tokyo.
In an official statement on its website, the Pokémon Center team announced that the Tokyo location will remain closed indefinitely to aid in the investigation and protect its employees. “We will be temporarily closed until further notice, prioritizing our full cooperation with the police and the physical and mental well-being of our employees,” the statement read.
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1997 – 2023
- The network
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TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TVh, TVQ, TSC
- Directors
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Shigeru Omachi, Koji Ogawa, Fumihiro Ueno, Hideki Hiroshima, Maki Kodaira, Makoto Ooga, Ayumi Moriyama, Keitaro Motonaga, Shigeru Ueda, Fumihiro Yoshimura, Minoru Ohara, Yoshitaka Makino, Kiyoshi Egami, Makoto Sokuza, Bjarne Nishi Hee Makino, Masahiko Watanabe, Hiroaki Takagi, Tazumi Mukaiyama, Ryohei Horiuchi, Yoshihiro Oda, Hiromichi Matano
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Rica Matsumoto
Satoshi (voice)
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Ikue Otani
Pikachu (voice)
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Shin-ichiro Miki
Kojirou (voice)
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Megumi Hayashibara
Musashi (voice)
