BEIJING, March 27 (Xinhua) — Japan has expressed remorse for the intrusion into the Chinese embassy in Tokyo, however that is removed from sufficient, Chinese international ministry spokesperson Lin Jian mentioned on Friday, urging Japan to conduct an intensive investigation and provides a accountable response.
Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi mentioned Friday it was deeply regrettable {that a} Self-Defense Forces (SDF) officer, who ought to be complying with the legislation and sustaining self-discipline, had been arrested for breaking into the embassy.
The lawbreaker, a lieutenant within the SDF carrying a knife measuring 31 centimeters in size, selected embassy workers commuting hours to scale the wall to interrupt into the premises and hid within the bushes for a very long time, Lin mentioned at an everyday news briefing.
“We cannot help but ask, who was he waiting for by setting such an ambush? What did he plan to do? Japan hasn’t offered any explanation on these questions yet,” Lin mentioned.
On listening to this incident, the Japanese right-wing activists nonetheless tried to whitewash the id of the intruder, claiming that this particular person couldn’t be an SDF member, however they have been confirmed improper, he mentioned.