Police arrested a 38-year-old employee from Sagamihara in the Kanagawa prefecture of Japan after he attempted to murder a man at the Nagano Aniera Festa 2024 anime song festival on September 22 at Komaba Park in Saku in Nagano prefecture.
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This year’s Nagano Aniera Festa was scheduled for September 21-22.
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The festival staff announced on September 22 that in light of the incident and the police investigation, its second day had been canceled.
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The suspect stabbed the victim multiple times following a dispute over having the same “favorite” voice actor.