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Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo to Reopen in September After March Stabbing Incident

The Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo has announced it will reopen around September, following a temporary closure that began in March. The closure was prompted by a stabbing incident on March 26 in which a female store employee was killed. No further details about the reopening timeline or changes to store operations have been disclosed.

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How sources are framing this

Japanese sources (Game Watch, INSIDE) provided slightly more detail about the nature of the incident, while ANN's English report was brief but consistent in the core facts.

What we know

  • Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo will reopen around September 2025
  • The store has been temporarily closed since March following an incident on March 26
  • A female store employee was fatally stabbed in the March incident
  • The official reopening announcement was made by The Pokémon Company