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Knives on sale in Asakusa, Tokyo.

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Gov’t cracks down on dagger sales following Akihabara attack

The government has urged knife manufacturers and retailers to refrain from producing or selling daggers after the suspect in the Akihabara stabbing rampage used such a weapon in his attacks, officials said.

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