The broadcaster NHK reported that at least ten people were injured, while the news agency Kyodo News reported that 15 people were injured.
One of the victims is in serious condition.
Several Japanese media, including the broadcaster NHK, reported that a young man on a train with a knife attacked people and spilled flammable liquid and set it on fire.
A video has been released on Twitter showing people trying to get out of a burning train through the windows.
“At first I thought it was some kind of Halloween event. But I hurried away when a man with a long knife came in. I was very lucky not to be hurt,” NHK said one of the train passengers.
Violent crimes are rare in Japan, but in August, nine people were injured in a knife attack on a passenger train in Tokyo. The suspect escaped but later hung up.
In another attack in August, two people were burned by acid in the Tokyo subway.
Japan has strict arms control laws, but there are cases of violent crimes involving other weapons.
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