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Japan Pm Denounces Attack: Japan PM denounces attack, vows security review before G7
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida denounced a pipe bomb attack at a campaign event he attended last weekend and pledged to review security procedures…
Japan PM Fumio Kishida says security balance ‘difficult’ after attack
TOKYO: Striking the right balance on security for politicians is “very difficult”, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in an interview Thursday, days after he…
Japan: Suspect in Japan PM attack may have had election grudge
TOKYO: A 24-year-old man who allegedly threw an explosive at Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wanted to be a politician and believed that he was unfairly…
Lack of security for Japanese prime minister surprised many
WAKAYAMA: The fishermen who tackled the man suspected of the second attack on a Japanese political leader in less than a year were surprised by…
Japan PM Fumio Kishida urges better security after blast targets speech
TOKYO: Japan needs to increase security as Group of Seven officials visit, the country’s prime minister said Sunday, a day after an explosive was thrown…
Japanese PM Unhurt After Blast: Japanese PM unhurt after blast during campaign event
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated unharmed Saturday after someone threw an explosive device in his direction while he was campaigning at a…
Nobel prize-winner Kenzaburo Oe, dead at 88, used words to preach pacifism
TOKYO: Kenzaburo Oe, who won Japan its second Nobel Prize for literature with books about pacifism and his disabled son, has died.His death, on March…