Knives Found Near School Desk of Emperor's Grandson, Kyodo Says
Japan's Prince Hisahito, center, accompanied by his parents Prince Akishino, left, and Princess Kiko, at Ochanomizu University junior high school before attending the entrance ceremony in Tokyo on April 8.
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Japanese police are investigating after knives were discovered near the desk of Prince Hisahito, grandson of Emperor Akihito, at a junior high school in Tokyo, Kyodo News reported.
The school alerted police after finding two cooking knives near the prince’s desk on Friday afternoon, according to the report. Security camera footage caught a middle-aged man in a helmet and bluish clothes entering the school building around noon that day, and police are searching for the person, Kyodo said.