Japan Arrests Suspect in US Embassy Threats

Japanese police said Friday they have arrested a man who threatened to bomb the U. S. embassy in Tokyo. Police say Okinawa resident Mitsuyoshi Kamiya made phone calls threatening to bomb the embassy, as well as Camp Schwab, a U.S. military base on the southern Japanese island. Local media report the 52-year-old Kamiya is also believed to be behind recent death threats against U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy and other American diplomatic officials. On Thursday, U.S. State Department...

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