Tokyo Police Search GSDF Officer’s Garrison Over Chinese Embassy Intrusion Case

The Yomiuri Shimbun

11:18 JST, March 29, 2026

The Metropolitan Police Department searched a Ground Self-Defense Force garrison on Sunday in connection to the arrest of a GSDF officer who allegedly broke into the Chinese Embassy in Minato Ward, Tokyo, last week.

The MPD’s Public Security Bureau searched the Ebino Garrison in Ebino, Miyazaki Prefecture, where the 23-year-old second lieutenant was stationed.

According to investigative sources, the search was conducted on suspicion of unlawful entry.

The man was arrested by the MPD on Tuesday for allegedly trespassing on the embassy grounds. During questioning, he was quoted by investigators as saying, “I wanted to tell the ambassador to refrain from making aggressive remarks toward Japan.”

A knife with an about 18 centimeter blade, believed to have been brought by the suspect, was discovered in the shrubbery on the embassy premises. The Public Security Bureau is investigating the full details and background of the incident.