Attack on in Shinji Miyadai open investigation of man on the run. Security camera images are released

On 12 December, the Metropolitan Police Department released images of a man believed to be on the run in an attempted murder case against Shinji Miyadai, 63, a professor at Tokyo Metropolitan University, and called for information.

On the 29th of last month, sociologist Shinji Miyadai was seriously injured by a man at the Minami-Osawa Campus of Tokyo Metropolitan University in Hachioji, Tokyo.

The Metropolitan Police Department launched an open investigation into the man, who is still at large, and released images and videos from security cameras, calling for information.

According to the Metropolitan Police Department, about 10 minutes after the incident, he was last seen walking near a convenience store about 500 meters from the scene.

The Metropolitan Police Department will also publish the images on its website.