"A 77-year-old Japanese man bludgeoned his family to death with a hammer to feel "relief", the latest in a series of violent and bizarre attacks in the country ... Japanese authorities have struggled to keep pace with a "flood" series of violent crimes and threats, many apparently inspired by Kato [Tomohiro, a 25-year old man who killed seven people in Tokyo on June 8th, 2008]." (Quoted from article)