SDF member who attempted suicide had protest message against Fukuda

Tuesday 13th May, 03:29 PM JST

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notimpressed at 03:32 PM JST - 13th May

would lik eto know what the message was. not only did he not succeed at dying, he didnt succeed in getting any message out it seems
ALHQQ at 03:33 PM JST - 13th May

I wonder what the message said...
Ultradude at 04:01 PM JST - 13th May

Mission - FAILURE. As for possessing the knife for no legitimate reason, seems he did have a reason, perhaps it was not a legitimately sharp knife and he lacked proper training in hara-kiri.
Altria at 04:21 PM JST - 13th May

What was the message and how was he planning to convey it while dead?
Hughgarse at 05:16 PM JST - 13th May

what id he call this little stunt? Operation-dumb@rse?
capone at 06:09 PM JST - 13th May

usual crack reporting by the j-media...we get all the inane useless facts but not the important one: what was in the message ?
GW at 07:13 PM JST - 13th May

maybe he was warning of an imminent military coup..........
timorborder at 09:57 PM JST - 13th May

Military Coup? - Perhaps this guy was the much vaunted "Army of 1"
borscht at 10:46 PM JST - 13th May

a knife with an around 20-centimeter blade with no legitimate reason.

Is this a big knife? I don't think so. Maybe he was looking for some watermelons to carve up. Besides, 'no legitimate reason'? He was going to kill himself with it! Time honored tradition!

Also, isn't there a big open gate in the front of the Parliament buildings through which people stroll and politicians are driven and tourists take snapshots of each other with two fingers aloft? I suppose technically they aren't supposed to be there but I didn't notice any cops running people away from it; although there were lots of cops milling around.
Betting at 12:31 AM JST - 14th May

I can hardly see in this day and age a suicide being of any value. If the Japanese government (or any government for that matter) gave into the demands of each and every person who committed suicide where would it be?
presidentbaka at 04:45 AM JST - 14th May

A 20-year-old Ground Self-Defense Force corporal who was arrested last week after attempting to commit suicide

Hang on...the law in Japan is very VERY clear...you CANNOT be arrested for trying to kill yourself!
presidentbaka at 04:46 AM JST - 14th May

so was he arrested for trying to kill himself or for breaking and entering?

Japanese authorities just proved themselves stupid here....by looking for any excuse!!
presidentbaka at 04:48 AM JST - 14th May

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telecasterplayer at 06:54 AM JST - 14th May

And Fukuda will learn of this message think, "you know, if you can't trust a 20-year old who needlessly poked himself in the stomach a couple of dozen times in a failed suicide attempt, who can you trust? I'd better read it immediately."