At Least 15 Injured in a Knife and Chemical Attack at a Factory in Japan

Dec 26, 2025 | 4:34 PM

This picture taken on December 26, 2025 shows the Yokohama Rubber Mishima Plant in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture. Fifteen people were injured in a stabbing attack in a rubber factory in central Japan on December 26, during which an unspecified liquid was also sprayed, emergency officials said. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP via Getty Images)

TOKYO (AP) — A man has been arrested after stabbing eight people and injuring seven others with a chemical believed to be bleach at a tire factory in central Japan. The attack happened Friday at the Yokohama Rubber Co. in Mishima, Shizuoka prefecture. Eight people were taken to hospitals with stab wounds, and five are in serious condition. The Fujisan Nanto Fire Department provided these details but did not have further information. The attacker’s identity and motive remain unknown. Seven additional people were injured by a substance believed to be bleach thrown during the attack. Police arrested the suspect at the factory.