
The Tokyo District Court sentenced Shion Miyanishi to nine years in prison on charges including attempted murder in the case in which Takashi Tachibana, leader of the political group ``Party to Protect the People from NHK,'' was slashed during a street speech.
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In March 2025, NHK Party leader Takashi Tachibana was slashed and injured in front of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Kasumigaseki, Tokyo.
On the 9th, the Tokyo District Court handed down a verdict in the jury trial of Shion Miyanishi (32), who was charged with attempted murder and other crimes in the March 2025 attack on Kasumigaseki, Tokyo, where Takashi Tachibana (59), leader of the political group ``Party to Protect the People from NHK'', was slashed in Kasumigaseki, Tokyo, where he was giving a street speech. Presiding Judge Kazunobu Eguchi sentenced him to nine years in prison (requiring 12 years in prison), saying, ``This was a highly dangerous and extremely malicious crime.''
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Presiding Judge Eguchi pointed out that he decided to commit the crime after naively believing that the Hyogo prefectural assembly member's suicide was caused by Tachibana's words and actions. ``Even though we had the opportunity to be dissuaded after two failed attacks, we refined our plan even more,'' he said.
While it was concluded that the isolated life he had developed through his unique upbringing and his innate autism spectrum traits influenced his beliefs, it was not recognized that they influenced his decision to kill.
After he was sentenced, he advised him, ``When you return to society, please interact with a wide range of people and talk to them. I hope that you will never commit a crime again and that you will be able to live your life with the people around you.''
Mr. Tachibana has been charged with defamation against a former prefectural assembly member in connection with the Hyogo prefectural governor's accusation document issue and is currently in detention. He attended Miyanishi's trial using the victim participation system and asked questions directly to the defendant.
According to the ruling, on March 14, 2015, Miyanishi slashed Mr. Tachibana's head with a machete with a blade of about 16 centimeters with murderous intent on the sidewalk in front of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Kasumigaseki, Tokyo, leaving him injured for three weeks.

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