10-Year-Old Japanese Boy Dies After Being Stabbed Near School in China

The stabbing, which occurred on a sensitive anniversary, was the second attack against a Japanese citizen in China in less than three months.

Chinese authorities inspect the scene of a stabbing at the Shenzhen Japanese School in Shenzhen, China, on Sept. 18, 2024, after a 10-year-old Japanese student was attacked by a man. Kyodo News via AP

A Japanese student has died after being stabbed near a Japanese school in southern China, authorities in both Japan and China confirmed, the second attack against a Japanese citizen in China in less than three months.

The 10-year-old boy was stabbed by a man about 220 yards from the school gate on the morning of Sept. 18, according to the Chinese foreign ministry. The attacker was apprehended at the scene, and the student was immediately taken to the hospital. However, he died in the early morning of the next day, according to Tokyo officials.