Victims mourned 17 years after Akihabara indiscriminate attack

The 17th anniversary of Tokyo’s Akihabara attack, which claimed 17 lives in 2008, brought mourners to reflect on the tragedy as they gathered there. Many expressed concerns that memories of this harrowing event might be fading over time. Shinichiro Murase, a 55-year-old Yokohama resident, recalled visiting Akihabara exactly one year after the attack, adding an emotional touch to the somber occasion.