A post office in Ginza Tokyo received a threatening letter with what appeared to be a bullet enclosed. It was addressed to Taro Yamamoto, a member of the House of Councilors.<br /><br />Last month, Yamamoto handed a letter directly to Japan's emperor. His actions provoked severe public criticism. In mid-November, somebody send him a knife at his congressional office address. When the envelope entered the metal detector at the Ginza post office on Thursday, the machine started beeping. An x-ray revealed an unidentified object inside. When police inspected the envelope they discovered the bullet, together with a note which only said "shoot to kill". The date on the envelope was postmarked as Tuesday, originating from a post office of Chiba Prefecture. The sender included his name, and the words "Divine retribution" on the back of the envelope. <br /><br />Mr. Yamamoto caused a public outcry after he handed a letter to Japan's emperor last month. <br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />TomoNews is your daily source for top animated news. We've combined animation and video footage with a snarky personality to bring you the biggest and best stories from around the world.<br /><br />For news that's fun and never boring, visit our channel:<br />https://www.youtube.com/user/TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Subscribe to stay updated on all the top stories:<br />http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Stay connected with us here:<br />Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Google+ http://gplus.to/TomoNewsUS
