Man Sprays Unknown Substance in Ginza Shopping Building, About 20 Treated

Overview

• The incident occurred Monday in the Ginza district of central Tokyo when a man sprayed a substance near a ground‑floor vending machine inside a luxury shopping building.
• Emergency services blocked streets, deployed fire trucks and ambulances, and used chemical‑protection suits to evacuate and examine people in specialized vehicles.
• About twenty people were treated for symptoms that public broadcaster NHK described as mostly light, and two were seen put on stretchers and taken to ambulances.
• Tokyo police have opened an investigation but have not released details on the substance, the suspect’s motive or the precise condition of all victims as tests proceed.
• The fast HAZMAT response and the location in a busy, high‑end tourist area have raised public concern and revived memories of past Tokyo chemical attacks as authorities work to determine causes.