| 1 | The pension fund had long been unable to contact Mr Kato. | |
| 2 | Mr Kato may have been dead for 30 years according to Japanese authorities. | |
| 3 | Kato apparently put his murderous plan in motion after leaving work Thursday. | |
| 4 | According to investigators, the factory where Kato worked in Shizuoka Prefecture was planning to reduce the number of temporary workers from about 200 to 50. | |
| 5 | Three days before the attack, Kato lost his temper at the auto parts factory, company executive Osamu Namai said. |