Police Arrest Suspect in Spray Attack in Japanese Department Store Restroom

An ambulance and fire trucks park near the scene of a spray attack in Osaka, western Japan, on June 14, 2023. Kyodo News via AP

TOKYO—Police in the western Japanese city of Osaka said Thursday they have arrested a woman on suspicion of spraying an unknown liquid on several women inside a department store, causing pain to their faces and eyes.

Police arrested a 33-year-old woman early Thursday in the alleged assaults inside a restroom at a department store the day before, Osaka prefectural police said. Her motive and other details of the attack were still under investigation, officials said.