一名前日本地面自卫队成员在周四于东京地方法院举行的首次庭审中承认闯入了东京的中国大使馆。
A former Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force member admitted to trespassing at the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo in March, during the first court hearing of his trial at Tokyo District Court on Thursday.
根据起诉书，24岁的村田康大于3月24日携带一把18厘米长的菜刀进入大使馆院内。
According to the indictment, Kodai Murata, 24, entered the embassy grounds on March 24 carrying a kitchen knife with an 18-centimeter blade.
据称，这名前少尉向大使馆工作人员递了一张纸条，上面写着‘一位杰出的日本公民将代表神灵处决你们’。
The former second lieutenant reportedly handed embassy staff a piece of paper saying, “A distinguished Japanese citizen will execute you on behalf of deities.”
在庭审中，村田表示他认为中国政府的外交立场过于强硬，应该得到纠正。
During the court hearing, Murata said that he believed the Chinese government’s diplomatic stance was heavy-handed and should be corrected.
他声称自己是在梦见一位神灵告诉他中国低估了日本，并敦促他‘去与他们对抗’之后才决定闯入大使馆的。辩护方计划对威胁指控提出异议。
He claimed that he decided to intrude on the embassy after dreaming that a deity told him that China underestimates Japan and urged him to “go and confront them.”The defense plans to dispute the charge of threatening.
事件发生时，村田隶属于位于日本西南部宫崎县的埃比诺基地，他于8月因纪律问题被解雇。
At the time of the incident, Murata belonged to the GSDF’s Camp Ebino in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan. He was dismissed for disciplinary reasons in August.