uring a scuffle in the high-tech district of Akihabara, the scene of a recent stabbing frenzy. Police have been on alert following a series of copycat crime threats after a knifing rampage by a 25-year-old man in Akihabara on June 8. Police in Akihabara, a high-tech and alternative culture district, arrested the man on charges of injuring a police officer and obstructing public duties, a Tokyo police spokesman said. The man has not yet been identified but appeared to be in his early 20s, he said.
Police questioned the man in the street and found a knife in his backpack, the official said. Local reports said the knife had a 7.5 centimeter (three-inch) blade.
