A tragic 2001 school attack in Osaka led Japan to transform its campus security
A devastating knife attack at Ikeda Elementary School in 2001 forever changed Japan's perception of safety, forcing the nation to overhaul security measures at thousands of educational institutions.
On June 8, 2001, a former janitor named Mamoru Takuma entered Ikeda Elementary School in Osaka and committed a mass stabbing that claimed the lives of eight children. This rare act of violence shocked a nation that previously viewed schools as the safest places in society.
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