A man stealthily enters the residence of the Emperor of Japan .. He spent two hours before discovering his presence
Japanese media reported Sunday that a 29-year-old man was arrested after illegally entering Emperor Naruhito's residence in Tokyo, apparently spending two hours before discovering his presence.
Fuji News reported that the man, who did not reveal his name, entered this imperial complex located in the Akasaka district in central Tokyo on Saturday evening, and arrived at it through a neighboring guest house.
The station quoted police sources as saying that the Imperial Guard arrested the intruder two hours later near the home of Princess Yoriko (97 years), Naruhito's aunt.
The station indicated that the man passed through the main entrance to this guest house, which was not guarded around it.
TBS News also reported the entry of the man, revealing that the suspect had told the police that he wanted to "meet members of the imperial family."
It was not known whether the man had actually contacted any of these, but the media confirmed that no one was injured in this accident.
It should be noted that Naruhito ascended the throne in 2019 after his father abdicated.
This entry is not the first of its kind.
In May 2020, a Japanese man was stopped for entering the gardens of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo after he swam across the surrounding moat and climbed its wall.
In 2013, two British tourists were arrested in their underwear after they swam through the moat to reach the fence, according to the Japanese news agency, Kyodo.
A year earlier, a Japanese man in his underwear was also caught in the palace gardens, and he explained to the police that he had swam through the moat and wanted to meet the emperor.
In 2008, another Briton was arrested while swimming naked in the watery moat of the palace, and he tried to climb the wall in full view and with hearing.
Also, he fought with the policemen who were trying to stop him.
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