Hattori told the court he was so shocked when he learned that his girlfriend had married someone else only six months after they broke up
that he decided to carry out the attack so he could end his life by receiving the death penalty, NHK public television reported.
Prosecutors sought 25 years in prison, arguing that the attack was premeditated and that Hattori had deliberately chosen a special express train that makes fewer stops so passengers would have less chance of escaping. Witnesses said he wore an outfit like the Joker villain in Batman comics. Gun-related crime is rare in Japan because of strict gun control laws, but there has been a series of high-profile knife attacks in recent years on subways and elsewhere, and there is growing concern about homemade guns and explosives.
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