Bomb threat prompts Tokyo court to ban entry, change trial schedules

The Tokyo High Court on Monday temporarily banned entry into its building and canceled some scheduled trial sessions after receiving a bomb threat, the court said.The building at the heart of Tokyo's Kasumigaseki administrative district was not accessible from noon until 2 p.m., with a total of 267 trials scheduled between 1 p.m. and 2:29 p.m., including 245 at the Tokyo District Court housed in the same building, were bumped to later in the day or other days, it said.The trial sessions included the high court's ruling over a vote weight disparity of up to 3.03 seen in the House of Councill…READ FULL ARTICLE