Man killed, two hurt in Japan train station stabbing

One person has died and two others have been injured in a knife attack outside a train station in Nagano in central Japan and police are looking for a suspect who fled, authorities say.

Nagano police and fire department officials said a 49-year-old man was pronounced dead at a hospital.

A 37-year-old man was wounded but conscious while a 46-year-old woman had a head injury from falling.

Those attacked described the suspect as an unfamiliar middle-aged man, the Kyodo News agency reported.

The stabbing occurred near a bus terminal outside Nagano station.

Violent crimes are rare in Japan, which has strict gun control laws.

But in recent years there have been a number of high-profile cases involving random knife attacks and arson on subways.