“I just want to ask the suspect why he had to come here to make trouble.”
The fishermen who tackled the man suspected of the second attack on a Japanese political leader in less than a year were surprised by the lack of security for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.when an object flew overhead and landed near the prime minister
The prime minister was unhurt but like many others in Japan, Konishi was mulling Sunday what the country should do to better protect public figures. Japanese police continued their investigation at the Saikazaki port, the Wakayama prefecture on April 16, 2023.“People here all dress like me, and nobody carries a backpack; it was only him,” Nishide said, wearing a sweatsuit and red rubber boots. “If I were in charge of security, I would have asked for a bag check.”
Suspect Tetsuya Yamagami has been charged with murder and several other crimes, including violating gun-control laws. Groups of several officers have guarded serving prime ministers. Fewer officers have been watching Cabinet ministers and former leaders. Police sent a special counter-explosives team to the suspect’s home in Hyogo prefecture to search for evidence of bomb-making. There are nationwide local elections this month. and Japan is hosting a series of Group of Seven meetings leading up to the May 19-21 leaders’ summit in Hiroshima. Diplomats arrived Sunday for the G-7 foreign ministers’ meeting in Karuizawa.
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