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.jpg)  Above: Saikazaki fishing port [ja] photographed from the opposite shore.（The structure in the center of the image is where Kishida was attacked. Photo taken November 18, 2018.）Below: Fumio Kishida gives a press conference the next day regarding the explosion incident. | |
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| Native name | 岸田首相襲撃事件 (Kishida Prime Minister attack incident)首相演説会場爆発物事件 (Prime Minister's speech venue bomb incident) |
| Location | Saikazaki fishing port, Saikazaki, Wakayama, Kansai region, Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°11′20.1″N 135°08′41.4″E / 34.188917°N 135.144833°E / 34.188917; 135.144833 |
| Date | 15 April 2023; 20 months ago (2023-04-15) c. 12:30 pm (JST, UTC+9) |
| Target | Fumio Kishida |
| Attack type | Explosion by pipe bomb projectile |
| Weapons | Pipe bomb（30cm） |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 2 |
| Accused | Ryūji Kimura (Template:Lang-ja) |
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On 15 April 2023, a pipe bomb exploded near Fumio Kishida, the 101st Prime Minister of Japan, who came to the fishing port of Saikazaki, Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, in the Kansai region to give a campaign stump speech for the 2023 Japan by-elections.
Just before Fumio Kishida was about to give a stump speech, someone threw a pipe bomb. The man who threw the object was captured by local fishermen. Fumio Kishida was not injured because he evacuated at the moment the pipe bomb was thrown. Fifty seconds after the projectile was thrown, the pipe bomb exploded, injuring two people.
The suspect, 24-year-old Ryūji Kimura (Template:Lang-ja), was dissatisfied with the judiciary system over suffrage and demand deposit and asked lawyer such as Kenji Utsunomiya to represent him.
Background
In September 2022, Shūhei Kishimoto (Japanese Member of Parliament from Wakayama 1st district) resigned in order to run for the 2022 governor of Wakayama election. The by-election is scheduled to be held on 23 April 2023 in Wakayama Prefecture.
Because Hirofumi Kado, a former MP and a Liberal Democratic Party politician, ran for the by-election, Kishida visited Wakayama to support him as the President of the LDP.
Incident
On 15 April 2023, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was giving a speech in the city of Wakayama in support of a Liberal Democratic Party politician, a candidate running for the by-election, Kishida was unharmed by the explosive as he was evacuated from the area by the police bodyguards from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police,The explosive device dropped near Kishida exploded less than a minute later. After the explosion, people fled as Kishida was evacuated.two local fishermen held the man down.
Following the incident, Kishida stated, "I am sorry for causing many people to be concerned. We are in the middle of an important election for our country. We must carry this on together."The incident came nine months after the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe on 8 July 2022.
On 16 April 2023, security checks have intensified for the rest of the election campaign.
See also
References
- 【速報中】岸田首相 演説先で爆発音 首相は無事 24歳の男逮捕 (in Japanese). NHK. April 15, 2023. Archived from the original on April 15, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
External links
- Device explodes near Japan's prime minister Fumio Kishida – The Guardian official YouTube
- 【瞬間】岸田首相の演説直前に筒状の何かが投げられる様子 (in Japanese) – The Asahi Shimbun official YouTube
