A male student is believed to have sprayed tear gas in a classroom at Osaka University of Commerce Sakai High School in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, and 24 people reported symptoms including coughing. Police are interviewing those involved.
At around 10:40 a.m. on the 16th, an emergency call was received reporting that tear gas had been sprayed in a classroom at Osaka University of Commerce Sakai High School in Naka Ward, Sakai, and that 24 people had symptoms including coughing.
According to investigative sources, a male student is believed to have sprayed the substance in the classroom, and the Osaka Prefectural Police are interviewing those involved.
The Sakai City Fire Department said that everyone was conscious and that there was no danger to their lives.
The site is approximately 1.1 km west of Fukai Station on the Nankai Electric Railway Semboku Line.