Man arrested for bringing knife into House of Councillors office building in Tokyo-Xinhua

Man arrested for bringing knife into House of Councillors office building in Tokyo

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-04-20 13:06:00

TOKYO, April 20 (Xinhua) -- A man was found carrying a knife about 17 cm long while passing through security at the Members' Office Building of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Monday morning, according to Japanese police.

The man was arrested on the spot on suspicion of violating the country's firearms and swords control law, and police are conducting a detailed investigation into the incident.