Japanese police said Sunday they had arrested a man over a stabbing at a train station which left one person dead and two wounded. The Wednesday evening attack outside the JR Nagano Station in central Japan was a rare case of violent crime in the country.

NAGANO (TR) – Nagano Prefectural Police on Sunday arrested a male suspect who was on the run after stabbing three persons, one fatally, in front of JR Nagano Station in Nagano City last week. According to the Nagano Chuo Police Station, the suspect, aged in his 40s, lives in Nagano City. He was transferred to police custody just after 7:30 a.m.

One person was killed and two hurt in a stabbing attack Wednesday at Japan's JR Nagano train station. One woman and two men were waiting for a bus on the station's north side when they were attacked.

Police arrested a suspect on Sunday in a random stabbing attack earlier this week in central Japan that left one person dead and two injured, Tokyo-based Kyodo News reported.

NAGANO--A 46-year-old unemployed man was arrested Jan. 26 in connection with a suspected random stabbing attack outside a major rail station in central Japan that left one person dead and two others injured.

Three people were stabbed on Wednesday evening at a central Japan train station, a key transport hub for ski areas, leaving one man

NAGANO (Japan), Jan 23 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- A man was killed and two others injured in a random stabbing near JR Nagano Station on Wednesday evening, Kyodo news agency quoted local police and fire authorities said.

TOKYO, Jan 26 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- A 46-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the attack near Nagano Station on Wednesday, where three people were stabbed, leaving one dead and two injured, according to Xinhua, citing local media report.

Authorities in Japan say one person is dead and two others are injured after a knife attack Wednesday night outside a train station in Nagano

A deadly knife attack outside Nagano train station in central Japan resulted in one death and two injuries. A search is underway for the suspect, described as an unfamiliar middle-aged man. The tragedy highlights the rarity yet impact of violent crimes in Japan.

TOKYO -- One man died after a fatal knife attack near Japan's JR Nagano Station at around 8 pm local time on Wednesday, local media reported. Three people, including two men and one woman, were attacked by a suspect wielding a knife-like weapon near the Zenkoji Exit bus rotary of JR Nagano Station, the national broadcaster NHK reported.