Tokyo Pokémon Center employee killed in brutal knife attack

A Pokémon Center employee was stabbed to death in a Tokyo shopping mall today, leading to the store closing indefinitely. The incident occurred at the Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo in Sunshine City on the evening of March 26. The woman was in her 20s, Reuters reports. The assailant—also in his 20s, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department—stabbed the victim at 7:16pm local time before stabbing himself. Both were declared dead at a nearby hospital within an hour. The Pokémon Company issued a statement on its website shortly after the event, informing fans that the Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo would be closed until further notice. "Due to the incident that occurred on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at the Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo in Sunshine City, Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, we will be temporarily closed until further notice, prioritizing our full cooperation with the police and the physical and mental well-being of our staff," the statement reads. "We sincerely apologize for the great concern and inconvenience this has caused everyone."https://twitter.com/Pokemon_cojp/status/2037165712385683776?s=20 The woman was reportedly an employee at the Pokémon Center in the shopping mall. According to The Asahi Shimbun, a prominent news outlet in Japan, police had received complaints from someone who was believed to be the deceased woman over stalking allegations prior to the stabbing. A video online shows the aftermath of the stabbing, with people running around outside the Pokémon Center store while employees seemingly usher shoppers out of the store. This is a developing story. More information will be added as we learn more. The post Tokyo Pokémon Center employee killed in brutal knife attack appeared first on Destructoid.

Mar 27, 2026 - 01:25

Tokyo Pokémon Center employee killed in brutal knife attack

A Pokémon Center employee was stabbed to death in a Tokyo shopping mall today, leading to the store closing indefinitely.

The incident occurred at the Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo in Sunshine City on the evening of March 26. The woman was in her 20s, Reuters reports. The assailant—also in his 20s, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department—stabbed the victim at 7:16pm local time before stabbing himself. Both were declared dead at a nearby hospital within an hour.

The Pokémon Company issued a statement on its website shortly after the event, informing fans that the Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo would be closed until further notice.

"Due to the incident that occurred on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at the Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo in Sunshine City, Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, we will be temporarily closed until further notice, prioritizing our full cooperation with the police and the physical and mental well-being of our staff," the statement reads. "We sincerely apologize for the great concern and inconvenience this has caused everyone."

https://twitter.com/Pokemon_cojp/status/2037165712385683776?s=20 The woman was reportedly an employee at the Pokémon Center in the shopping mall. According to The Asahi Shimbun, a prominent news outlet in Japan, police had received complaints from someone who was believed to be the deceased woman over stalking allegations prior to the stabbing.

A video online shows the aftermath of the stabbing, with people running around outside the Pokémon Center store while employees seemingly usher shoppers out of the store.

This is a developing story. More information will be added as we learn more.

The post Tokyo Pokémon Center employee killed in brutal knife attack appeared first on Destructoid.

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