According to the Japanese police department, about 14:30 a.m. on the local time, when a suspect man was questioned by police officers near the U.S. embassy in Japan, suddenly removed a knife from the bag pointed to the police officer, the police arrested him on the spot to prevent official crimes.

The 38-year-old man, named Salata Daeyeon, is unemployed and has no fixed home. Police seized four knives, fruit knives, folded saws, and more in his backpack. He admitted to the crime, but the testimony was strange, saying he ¡°had hatred of agencies such as the Meteorological Hall and believed they were manipulating climate change¡± and did not mention U.S. President Donald Trump.

U.S. President Trump is expected to visit Japan on 27th, and security has been strengthened around the U.S. embassy in Japan.