{"id":70157,"date":"2026-07-28T12:52:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T03:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=70157"},"modified":"2026-07-28T12:52:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T03:52:38","slug":"pokemon-center-mega-tokyo-in-japan-set-to-reopen-five-months-following-stabbing-incident-safety-related-renovations-in-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/pokemon-center-mega-tokyo-in-japan-set-to-reopen-five-months-following-stabbing-incident-safety-related-renovations-in-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Center Mega Tokyo\u00a0in Japan set\u00a0to reopen\u00a0five months following stabbing incident.\u00a0Safety-related renovations in progress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It has been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/shop.pokemon.co.jp\/ja\/shop\/common\/news\/202607\/000436.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a>\u00a0that the\u00a0<strong>Pok\u00e9mon Center<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Mega Tokyo<\/strong>\u00a0store\u00a0and Pikachu Sweets Caf\u00e9,\u00a0located\u00a0next to each other on the second floor of\u00a0the\u00a0Sunshine City building\u00a0in\u00a0Higashi-Ikebukuro, Tokyo,\u00a0will be opening\u00a0their\u00a0doors once more following\u00a0their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/pokemon-center-mega-tokyo-will-close-its-doors-until-further-notice-following-knife-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">temporary closure four months ago<\/a>.\u00a0The stores are set to resume operations starting August 24.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The closure had been announced in the aftermath of a stabbing incident that\u00a0took place on March 26,\u00a0when\u00a0a man armed with two knives fatally wounded a female employee before taking his own life.\u00a0The\u00a0employee had\u00a0reportedly been\u00a0a victim of\u00a0stalking\u00a0prior to the incident, and the man in question was the victim\u2019s ex-boyfriend,\u00a0who\u00a0violated\u00a0a\u00a0restraining order\u00a0placed against him\u00a0to\u00a0enter\u00a0the Pok\u00e9mon Center\u00a0where she had been\u00a0working.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the incident, The Pok\u00e9mon Company not only&nbsp;temporarily&nbsp;closed Pok\u00e9mon Center Mega Tokyo, but also&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/the-pokemon-company-cancels-scheduled-pokemon-center-events-across-all-nationwide-locations-in-april-tournaments-to-be-held-without-spectators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cancelled scheduled&nbsp;Pok\u00e9mon&nbsp;Center events nationwide<\/a>&nbsp;for the entirety of April.&nbsp;Tournaments that could not be cancelled or delayed were held without spectators.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ahead of its re-opening,&nbsp;Pok\u00e9mon Center&nbsp;Mega Tokyo&nbsp;will be undergoing partial renovations&nbsp;and increasing security measures to ensure employee and customer safety. The stores will be implementing&nbsp;entry&nbsp;capacity limits for&nbsp;a short period&nbsp;after their reopenings, with entry procedures set to be announced&nbsp;at a later date.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/the-pokemon-company-issues-warning-to-tcg-players-in-japan-following-harassment-of-staff-and-judges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Pok\u00e9mon Company issues warning to TCG players in Japan following harassment of staff and judges<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/the-pokemon-company-is-considering-authentication-via-government-issued-ids-to-battle-tcg-scalping-in-japan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0Company is considering\u00a0authentication\u00a0via government-issued IDs\u00a0to battle TCG scalping in Japan\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pok\u00e9mon Center\u00a0Mega Tokyo\u00a0store\u00a0and Pikachu Sweets Caf\u00e9 are finally set to reopen on August 24, following renovations related to employee safety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":64574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[{"did":"did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2","date":"2026-07-28T03:52:47+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mroj4tncy72k","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mroj4tncy72k\",\"cid\":\"bafyreiebofwmgdjdkk7z243bsae2madu72qfwolxae7hj5vwgorvlhzrii\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreidikluzhobgdl6n5q3vvd344qv4nwfigtqph3jt7znlusczx6gsqi\",\"rev\":\"3mroj4tnpoh2k\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - 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