During a speech on Saturday morning, a young man threw an explosive device at Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
While Kishida was unharmed, the event raised questions about security and the potential impact on upcoming events, including the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima.
Kishida continued with his scheduled events later in the day.
- The suspect was immediately taken into custody and identified as a 24-year-old man from Hyogo Prefecture.
- The suspect's age is a key difference between this incident and the assassination of former PM Shinzo Abe.
- The incident suggests that improvements to security may not be sufficient.
- If the suspect intended to damage the Liberal Democratic Party's chances in the elections, he might have achieved the opposite.
The incident occurred during an election campaign, similar to Abe's assassination in July 2022.
