{"id":81913,"date":"2026-05-25T10:11:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T10:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/stinging-and-hurting-spraying-incident-in-luxury-mall-in-japan-injures-about-20-authorities-say\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T10:11:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T10:11:09","slug":"stinging-and-hurting-spraying-incident-in-luxury-mall-in-japan-injures-about-20-authorities-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/stinging-and-hurting-spraying-incident-in-luxury-mall-in-japan-injures-about-20-authorities-say\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Stinging and hurting:&#8221; Spraying incident in luxury mall in Japan injures about 20, authorities say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Around 20 people were wounded at a luxury shopping complex in central Tokyo on Monday when a man sprayed a substance inside, police and fire department officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Tokyo police spokesman Yusuke Koide told French news agency AFP that a man sprayed a substance at an ATM on the ground floor of the building, while a local fire department official said &#8220;around 20 people were injured&#8221; after a report of a &#8220;smell.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The road in front of the mall \u2013 located in the touristy and upmarket shopping district of Ginza \u2013 was blocked off following the incident, and fire trucks lined the street.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/25\/397f606a-7e61-4035-b7fa-3cca4740c204\/thumbnail\/620x413\/6b70870c5ed3ea0e1238b53e7e507fb8\/gettyimages-2277547454.jpg#\" alt=\"JAPAN-INCIDENT-GINZA \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/25\/397f606a-7e61-4035-b7fa-3cca4740c204\/thumbnail\/620x413\/6b70870c5ed3ea0e1238b53e7e507fb8\/gettyimages-2277547454.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/25\/397f606a-7e61-4035-b7fa-3cca4740c204\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/cbcad971aaaad08c8fff616277fd7860\/gettyimages-2277547454.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Firefighters go past police tape to the entrance of the Ginza 6 Shopping Center in Tokyo on May 25, 2026, after an individual allegedly sprayed a substance in the area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS \/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But shoppers continued to come and go from the building using side entrances.<\/p>\n<p>An AFP reporter at the scene saw two people on stretchers being put into an ambulance, while firefighters and officials dressed in hazmat suits brought people from the mall into specialized trucks to examine them.<\/p>\n<p>Public broadcaster NHK said the injuries appeared to be light.<\/p>\n<p>One 70-year-old woman who was at the mall told the broadcaster that her throat started &#8220;stinging and hurting&#8221; as she approached the ATM.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;By the time I arrived, the commotion had already started, and I thought there might have been a small fire or something.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Once I went into the ATM corner, my throat felt scratchy, almost numb.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Police are investigating the cause, a fire department officer at the scene said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/25\/e128f7da-b8c9-4f1d-a5ca-633034c8f8ee\/thumbnail\/620x413\/0612fcaac74ed796f5c42571c104692a\/gettyimages-2277547683.jpg#\" alt=\"JAPAN-INCIDENT-GINZA \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/25\/e128f7da-b8c9-4f1d-a5ca-633034c8f8ee\/thumbnail\/620x413\/0612fcaac74ed796f5c42571c104692a\/gettyimages-2277547683.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/05\/25\/e128f7da-b8c9-4f1d-a5ca-633034c8f8ee\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/b8f3c227cfcc9dfece6d6f56948a3da3\/gettyimages-2277547683.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Emergency personnel are seen in front of the Ginza 6 Shopping Center in Tokyo on May 25, 2026, after an individual allegedly sprayed a substance in the area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS \/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Violent crime is relatively rare in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/tag\/japan\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Japan<\/a>, which has a low murder rate and some of the world&#8217;s toughest gun laws.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are occasional stabbing attacks and even shootings, including the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/shinzo-abe-murder-suspect-pleads-guilty-japan\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe<\/a><\/span> in 2022. 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