A Japanese auto worker arrested for stabbing to death seven people in Tokyo’s Akihabara district left a chilling account of his plan of action on the Internet, police said Monday.<\/p>\n
Herewith a chronology of some of the key postings that 25-year-old Tomohiro Kato sent via his mobile telephone onto online bulletin boards on Sunday, as quoted by Japanese media:<\/p>\n
5:21 am: "I’ll crash my vehicle into people and if the vehicle becomes useless, I’ll get out a knife. Goodbye everyone" <\/p>\n
5:21: "Sleepy"<\/p>\n
5:34: "My headache isn’t getting any better"<\/p>\n
5:35: "And weather forecasts say it’s gonna rain. What a disaster"<\/p>\n
5:44: "Getting arrested in the middle of this would suck"<\/p>\n
6:02: "I’m used to playing the good guy. People get fooled easily"<\/p>\n
6:03: "(I) was known to adults as a good kid — to adults"<\/p>\n
6:03: "Can’t make friends, can I"<\/p>\n
6:04: "There are just a few buddies who gave me long friendships"<\/p>\n
6:05: "I’m still on an e-mail mailing list. I’m a bit happy about that"<\/p>\n
6:10: "They say the roads I was planning to use are closed. See,
everything gets in my way"<\/p>\n
6:31: "It’s time. Let’s go"<\/p>\n
6:39: "Seems like it’s going to be a struggle against the headache"<\/p>\n
6:49: "Against the rain, too"<\/p>\n
6:50: "Against time, too"<\/p>\n
7:30: "This rain is awful. Even though I prepared everything perfectly"<\/p>\n
7:47: "Well, I don’t care. I’ll go even if it’s raining, even if it’s on
a small scale"<\/p>\n
9:48: "Taking a break as I arrived at Kanagawa (a prefecture near
Tokyo). Seems like doing fine so far"<\/p>\n
10:53: "Terrible traffic jam. I wonder if I can get there on time"<\/p>\n
11:07: "Shibuya (a trendy part of Tokyo popular with young people)
sucks"<\/p>\n
11:17: "It’s sunny here"<\/p>\n
11:45: "Arrived in Akihabara"<\/p>\n
11:45: "Today streets are free of vehicles, aren’t they?"<\/p>\n
12:10 pm: "It’s time"<\/p>\n
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