Japan races to limit fallout from Chinese embassy break-in
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“Japan races to limit fallout from Chinese embassy break-in”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to support the claim about Japan mitigating fallout from the Chinese embassy break-in.
“Yoshinobu Kusunoki, commissioner general of the National Police Agency, on Monday called the break-in on March 24 'extremely unusual and serious', adding that it 'should not have happened'”
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Wikipedia entries cited for this claim (military history, National Police Agency, Tokyo Imperial Palace) do not mention the break-in or Kusunoki's statements.
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— The recorded military history of Japan began in 2nd century during the Yayoi period.
The Yamato tribal alliance fought amongst the Three Kingdoms of Korea, in the 5th century against Goguryeo and Sil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_Japan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_Japan
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— The National Police Agency (Japanese: 警察庁, Hepburn: Keisatsu-chō) is the central coordinating law enforcement agency of the Japanese police system. Unlike national police in other countries, the NPA d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Police_Agency_(Japan)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Police_Agency_(Japan)
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— The Imperial Palace (皇居, Kōkyo; lit. 'Imperial Residence') is the main residence of the emperor of Japan. It is a large park-like area located in the Chiyoda district of the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Imperial_Palace
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Imperial_Palace
“Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi expressed regret that a Self-Defence Force member was arrested on trespassing suspicion”
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Wikipedia entries about Japan Self-Defense Forces do not reference Koizumi's comments or the arrest of a Self-Defence Force member.
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— The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Japanese: 航空自衛隊, Hepburn: Kōkū Jieitai), JASDF (空自, Kūji), also referred to as the Japanese Air Force, is the air and space branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force
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— The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (Japanese: 陸上自衛隊, Hepburn: Rikujō Jieitai), JGSDF (陸自, Rikuji), also referred to as the Japanese Army, is the land warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. …
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— The Japan Self-Defense Forces (Japanese: 自衛隊, Hepburn: Jieitai; JSDF) are the military forces of Japan. The JSDF comprises the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Self-Defense_Forces
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Self-Defense_Forces
“The suspect, Kodai Murata, 23, a second lieutenant based at Camp Ebino in Miyazaki prefecture, was detained inside the embassy compound”
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Wikipedia's list of museums in Japan is unrelated to the claim about Kodai Murata's detention at the embassy compound.
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— This is a list of museums in Japan.
As of October 2018, there were 5,738 museums in Japan. This total comprises, in line with the Museum Act, 914 registered museums, 372 designated museum-equivalent f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Japan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_Japan
“He told police he wanted to 'convey my opinions to the ambassador' – specifically, to urge China to abandon what he regarded as its hardline stance towards Japan”
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