Two knives were left on the school desk of 12-year-old Prince Hisahito, the only young male heir to the throne.
By Simon Denyer and Simon Denyer Tokyo bureau chief covering Japan, North Korea and South Korea. Email Bio Follow Akiko Kashiwagi April 29 at 9:37 AM TOKYO — Two kitchen knives have been found on the school desk of a young Japanese prince who one day stands to inherit the Chrysanthemum Throne, heightening security fears and underlining the vulnerability of a royal family short on male heirs.
Surveillance video from the school showed a man in a blue workman’s uniform, wearing a helmet and a pair of gloves, entering the school shortly before the knives were found at noon on Friday. A man with a similar description was also spotted by cameras at the nearest subway station in Tokyo’s Bunkyo ward.
On Wednesday, Naruhito will take over as emperor from his popular father Akihito, who is abdicating for health reasons under the weight of official duties. “The future of Japan entirely rests upon his small shoulders,” Takeda wrote. “Are the police and the school aware of that? This time, the incident did not go further than the knives being placed. Yet, had the culprit intended, he/she could have killed or wounded him. That makes me shudder with fear.”
It is not unusual for workmen to enter schools to perform maintenance and construction work, but they are usually required to show identification at the entrance to the compound. Sankei reported that the suspicious man identified himself as being there for construction work, but it was not clear if his name was recorded by guards.
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