On March 25, 2024, Meisei University announced the cancellation of its student entrance ceremony –scheduled for April 1– after receiving a bomb threat.

On March 25 – a week prior to the scheduled event – the university’s administration announced that it would cancel the ceremony because of a threat received in an anonymous email on March 8. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s Hino Police Station opened an investigation into the threat.

Scholars at Risk is concerned about threats aimed at intimidating members of the higher education community and disrupting classes and campus life. Such actions undermine academic freedom and university autonomy. State and university authorities should take reasonable steps to respond to and prevent such attacks, including by investigating and holding perpetrators accountable.

Sources:
https://tw.news.yahoo.com/日本明星大學收-炸彈預告信-校方忍痛取消入學典禮-050300234.html
https://www.toonippo.co.jp/articles/-/1747903
https://www.meisei-u.ac.jp/2024/2024032502.html
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20240325/k10014402311000.html