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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
TOKYO, March 27 (Xinhua) — Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said at a press conference on Friday that he deeply regrets that a Japan Self-Defense Forces officer, who is supposed to uphold law and discipline, was arrested for illegally entering the Chinese Embassy in Japan, adding that strict measures will be taken after all the facts of the incident are established.
An intruder entered the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo earlier this week. The man has been identified as 23-year-old Kodai Murata, a second lieutenant in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces stationed at Camp Ebino in Miyazaki Prefecture. He was detained by police and handed over to prosecutors on suspicion of trespassing.
According to the Chinese Embassy in Japan, a man claiming to be an "active-duty officer of the Japan Self-Defense Forces" climbed over a wall and entered the embassy compound on Tuesday morning, after which he threatened to kill Chinese diplomats.
The embassy sent a serious message to the Japanese side and expressed a strong protest, demanding that Japan provide a responsible explanation for what happened. –0–
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