Suspect in attack on Japanese sociologist Miyadai killed himself

The man sought by police over a knife attack on Japanese sociologist Shinji Miyadai at a university campus in Tokyo last November apparently committed suicide the following month, police said Wednesday.Miyadai, a 63-year-old academic known for his writing on girls dating for money and the now-defunct AUM Shinrikyo doomsday cult, was seriously wounded in the assault that took place on a path at Tokyo Metropolitan University's Minami-Osawa campus in Hachioji on Nov. 29.The police intend to refer the case against the deceased suspect to prosecutors following further investigation.The 41-year-o…READ FULL ARTICLE