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Japan calls GSDF officer’s break-in at Chinese Embassy ‘deeply regrettable’

The suspect, who had hidden a blade on the grounds, said he had wanted to speak to the ambassador, and would have killed himself if he refused to listen.

By The Japan Times

• March 25, 2026 at 2:53 AM

Japan calls GSDF officer’s break-in at Chinese Embassy ‘deeply regrettable’ Photo: The Japan Times

A police officer stands guard outside the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Tuesday night, hours after an active-duty Ground Self-Defense Force officer was arrested for breaking into the compound
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Japan on Wednesday condemned the actions of an active-duty Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) officer who broke into the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo a day earlier, with the government’s top spokesman calling the incident “deeply regrettable.”“As the investigation progresses, additional details are expected to emerge, and we will take all necessary measures, in light of those findings, to prevent such incidents from happening again,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told a regular news conference.Kihara said additional police officers had already been deployed to beef up security at the embassy.

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