Prosecutors seek 18-month prison term for former Japanese SDF officer accused of breaking into Chinese Embassy

What happened: Japanese prosecutors sought an 18-month prison term for Kodai Murata, a former Ground Self-Defense Force officer accused of breaking into the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo with a knife. Key numbers: 18 months sought; Murata is 24; incident on March 24; indicted July 27. Why it matters: A psychiatric evaluation concluded Murata was criminally responsible, and prosecutors proceeded with charges of trespassing and threatening embassy staff.

Japanese prosecutors sought an 18-month prison term for Kodai Murata, a former Ground Self-Defense Force officer accused of breaking into the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo with a knife.

A psychiatric evaluation concluded Murata was criminally responsible, and prosecutors proceeded with charges of trespassing and threatening embassy staff.