Here are some of the messages posted on an Internet bulletin board linked to the man suspected in a stabbing spree Sunday that left seven dead in a crowded Tokyo shopping district:
On April 20:
_ 1:50 p.m. "If I could be true to my desires, I would crash into a downtown pedestrian haven with a truck. I won't do it, though."
Five days before the attack:
_ June 3, 10:45 a.m. "I'm alone, even neglected on the Net"
_ June 3, 10:58 a.m. "Should I run over everyone who looks down on me?"
Four days prior:
_ June 4, 12:55 a.m. "Drop dead all winners. Then I'll be the only survivor in Japan. Ha ha."
Three days before:
_ June 5, 7:03 p.m. "I won't go to work any more. I'll be busy."
Two days before:
_ June 6, 2:48 a.m. "Desire ... murder. Dream ... dominating tabloid shows."
_ June 6, 8:49 p.m. "I bought five knives."
The day before:
_ June 7, 4:03 p.m. "I rented a truck without a problem. I'm all set."
The day of the attack:
_ June 8, 5:21 a.m. "I will kill people in Akihabara. I will use my truck to hit them, and if that doesn't work I will use my knives. Goodbye everyone."
_ June 8, 5:44 a.m. "Getting busted halfway through is the most pathetic scenario."
_ June 8, 12:10 p.m. "It's time."
