First check that java_object is not None. If its None check if the object you are looking for is contained in the .capella resource. If it’s in an other resource you will need to use this resource instead.
If the java_object is not None, you can check its EClass to check if one is corresponding in the Python API. Check for the EClass name and the nsURI of its EPackage
Did you import requirement.py where most of the Python class for the requirement addon are declared ?
# include needed for the requirement API
include('workspace://Python4Capella/simplified_api/requirement.py')
if False:
from simplified_api.requirement import *