Police officer shoots knife-wielding man dead in Japan

A police officer fatally shot a man armed with a knife during a confrontation at the man's house in Niigata on Friday night, northwest of Tokyo, police said.The officer fired his pistol once, hitting the 37-year-old in his chest at around 8:50 p.m. The man was pronounced dead at a hospital about two hours later.In Japan, a country with strict gun control, it is relatively rare for a police officer to fatally shoot a suspect, particularly one who is not carrying a firearm.Hiroaki Shimizu, head of the personnel and training department of the Niigata prefectural police, said the use of a handg…READ FULL ARTICLE