Crime & Courts
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Tweets Linked to Attack Suspect Kimura Mention PM
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s name appeared among 23 posts on a Twitter account linked to Ryuji Kim...
April 19, 2023
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Kishida Bomb Suspect Confronted Lawmaker to Change Election Law
The suspect in the recent attack on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had in the past pleaded with a Hous...
April 19, 2023
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Security Beefed Up at Campaign Venues After Attack on Japan PM Kishida
Security has been conspicuously beefed up at public campaign stops across the nation in the wake of ...
April 18, 2023
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Bomb Thrown at Japan PM Could Have Been Fatal at Lower Trajectory
How deadly were the explosive devices allegedly in the possession of Ryuji Kimura, the suspect arres...
April 18, 2023
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Explosive Device Thrown at Kishida Might Have Contained Metal Parts to Make It More Lethal
WAKAYAMA — Metal parts that appear to be nuts were attached to an explosive device that was thrown a...
April 18, 2023
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Fisherman Used Wrestling Move to Subdue Kishida Attacker
Seeing what turned out to be an explosive device thrown in the direction of Prime Minister Fumio Kis...
April 18, 2023
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Suspect in Attack on Japan PM Suing Government Over Election Bid
Ryuji Kimura, the suspect in the recent attack on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, is seeking damages f...
April 18, 2023
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Attack on Japan PM Reveals Ongoing Gaps in Security
WAKAYAMA — Saturday’s unsuccessful attack on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida happened during a campaign...
April 17, 2023
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Bomb Suspect’s Home Searched, Possible Gunpowder Found
WAKAYAMA — Steel pipes and what appears to be gunpowder were seized Sunday from the home of 24-year-...
April 17, 2023
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Suspect in Attack on Japan PM Kishida Attended Local Politician’s Meeting, Asked Questions
The suspect arrested in relation to an incident in which a smoke bomb-like device was thrown toward ...
April 16, 2023
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Police Search House of Kishida Attack Suspect
KAWANISHI, Hyogo (Jiji Press) — Police on Sunday searched the house of a man who threw an explosive ...
April 16, 2023
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Chaos Erupts at Wakayama Campaign Event
WAKAYAMA — Another politician has been targeted during an election campaign, nine months after forme...
April 16, 2023
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Japan PM Kishida Evacuated Following Explosion Prior to Speech
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated from Saikazaki Fishing Port in Wakayama City on Saturday ...
April 15, 2023
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Osaka High Court Overturns Lower Court Decision, Backs Welfare Benefit Cuts
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — Overturning a lower court decision, the Osaka High Court dismissed Friday a pet...
April 15, 2023
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Kishida Continues Speeches as Scheduled
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will make his day’s speeches as scheduled, except at the fishing port w...
April 15, 2023
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