Overview
- The attack that occurred at the Shanghai World Financial Centre on May 19 involved a 59-year-old man who entered a Japanese restaurant and wounded three people with a fruit knife.
- Two of the injured are Japanese nationals and the third is a Chinese woman; all were taken to hospital and none had life‑threatening injuries according to officials.
- Shanghai police detained the suspect at the scene and said he has a reported history of mental illness while investigators continue to probe the motive.
- Japan’s government has formally asked China to clarify the facts, urged protection for Japanese citizens in China, and the consulate circulated a security advisory to residents.
- The incident has raised concern among Japan’s expatriate community because several Japanese firms operate in the building and the attack comes after a string of earlier assaults on Japanese nationals and rising bilateral tensions.