Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force said on the 28th it has dismissed 24-year-old Third Lieutenant Murata Akihiro after he was prosecuted on charges including illegal entry. Murata, assigned to the Ebino garrison in Miyazaki Prefecture, scaled a wall w

2026-08-28

Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force said on the 28th it has dismissed 24-year-old Third Lieutenant Murata Akihiro after he was prosecuted on charges including illegal entry. Murata, assigned to the Ebino garrison in Miyazaki Prefecture, scaled a wall with a knife and forced his way into China’s embassy in Japan on March 24, threatened to kill Chinese diplomatic staff and was arrested.