Regarding an Incident of Violence

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• Updated date: 17:57 July 18, 2026
• Safety Information
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• Contents: We would like to share the contents of the “Email from the Police” sent by the Akasaka Police Station.
  
  On Friday, July 17, 2026, at around 12:00 p.m., an incident occurred on a public bus traveling near Minami-Aoyama 2-chome in Minato Ward, in which an elementary school boy was struck on the head and punched in the stomach by a man while on his way home from school.
  ■ Suspect’s Description
  ・A man in his 50s
  
  ・Please instruct your children that if they feel even the slightest bit “scared,” they should immediately shout for help, sound a personal alarm, or take other measures to escape.
  
  【 Contact Information】 Akasaka Police Station 03-3475-0110
  
  In addition, we will be stepping up patrols by blue crime prevention patrol vehicles in the area and during the time the incident occurred.
  
  / Inquiries: 03 (3578) 2273