Tomohiro Iwazaki is a 27 year old man from Tokyo, Japan.

On May 21, 2016 around 5:00 p.m.

Iwazaki stabbed 20 year old Japanese pop star Mayu Tomita over 20 times to the chest and neck while she was waiting to perform at a venue in Japan.

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Iwazaki stated the reason for his attack being that Tomita had returned a gift that he had sent to her.

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After being interrogated by the police about why he ambushed her at the station, he said, "I lost my temper because she didn't clearly answer,"^[3]

Tomita had recently filed complaints against a man named Iwazaki, she told police a man had been persistently contacting her on social media.

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Tomita is now in critical condition.

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