2 hours ago
A
Japanese man set himself on fire in central Tokyo on Sunday after giving
a speech opposing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plan to reform the
country's pacifist constitution, police and reports said.
The
middle-aged man doused himself in what appeared to be petrol before
setting himself alight outside the main train station in Shinjuku, one
of Tokyo's busiest shopping and entertainment districts, the
Metropolitan Police Department said.
The
man was taken to hospital with burns and his condition was not
immediately known, police added, without giving further details.
Such incidents are extremely rare in Japan.
The
Jiji Press news agency reported that the man, presumed to be in his 50s
or 60s, climbed the frame of a pedestrian bridge and spoke through a
megaphone for about an hour against Abe's drive to expand the use of
Japan's military.
Photos on Twitter showed the man dressed in a dark suit and tie. Two plastic bottles were beside him.
The
premier is pushing to reinterpret Japan's strict pacifist constitution
to allow its well-equipped armed forces to fight in defence of an ally,
something currently prohibited.
Social networks were abuzz with reports and photos about the fire which happened in front of several passers-by.
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