Police in the central Japanese city of Toda have responded to reports of a shooting at a hospital, local media report.
Two people were reportedly wounded, a doctor is in his 40s and a patient in his 60s, reports say.
The suspect is possibly in his 40s or 50s, the reports say, citing city authorities.
Facilities nearby have been placed on lockdown.
Toda is a city in Japan’s Saitama prefecture with a population of about 140,000.
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