A day after the senseless attack that took seven lives on their streets, members of the Akihabara community in Tokyo contemplated the damage done to their neighborhood's reputation, as well.

A 29-year-old clerk at a duty-free shop, who only gave his surname, Kawai, saw the stabbings and the road covered in the victims' blood.

Hearing a loud noise, "I thought there had been a traffic accident," he said Monday. But when he saw what was happening, "I had to turn away. I could not eat dinner" Sunday night.