A Japanese court sentenced Friday a 57-year-old man to 18 months in prison, suspended for four years, over an incident last April in which knives were left on Prince Hisahito's classroom desk at a Tokyo junior high school.Kaoru Hasegawa, a resident of Kyoto, admitted to trespassing and other charges during the first hearing of his case at the Tokyo District Court last month and offered an apology, saying his actions were "reckless" and "unforgivable" without making any reference to his feelings about Japan's imperial system.The 13-year-old prince, the nephew of Emperor Naruhito, 59, is the …READ FULL ARTICLE
