Following the launch of a smoke bomb, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was taken from a scene where he had just begun a public speech in the archipelago’s southwest city of Wakayama. Chief executive Fumio Kishida was near the port of Saikazaki to support the Liberal Democrat party’s candidate on the occasion of the upcoming district elections.
The bomb exploded, but Kishida was protected in time and did not suffer any consequences. Police said they arrested a man who threw a paper bomb-like explosive at the prime minister before he was caught and blocked by the police. Although contained, the explosion of the bomb created confusion, but did not cause any injuries to the crowd, and Kishi was not injured in the incident.
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The tenth episode of the act of a sane person with all intents and purposes sheds new light on the adequacy of security measures regulating events of this magnitude compared to Western standards. Although Japan has the lowest crime rate among developed countries and the use of weapons is highly restricted, the occasional presence of isolated criminal acts calls for more vigilance from the authorities. Last July, the assassination of Abe, the longest-serving Japanese prime minister since the war, was carried out with two shots at close range by someone who managed to approach the prime minister freely during an election rally in Nara city. a craft weapon.
Kishida’s program will continue in the afternoon as scheduled.
The explosion did not affect the agenda of the G7 foreign ministers meeting scheduled for Tokyo. This was conveyed by the organizers of the summit, which will be attended by the head of Farnesina for Italy, Antonio Tajani.
Who is Kishida?
Last January, Kishida met with Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni after the announcement of a tripartite project (involving Japan, Italy and the United Kingdom) to develop the next-generation Tempest fighter jets. The Japanese prime minister plans to make Japan a hero ready to respond to regional threats. To achieve this goal, the Japanese leader last year revived an issue that was considered taboo until a few decades ago: doubling national military spending by up to 2 percent on the purchase of offensive weapons, not just self-defense. It is a figure that is included in the spending parameters of each country that is a member of the Atlantic Alliance.
Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution actually states that the establishment of Japanese military forces is for defensive rather than offensive purposes. However, the controversial article, which is considered outdated in the face of changes in the international order, can be revised or repealed by the current formation of the conservative government.
Source: Today IT

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