A Japanese court has sentenced 25-year-old Ryuji Kimura to 10 years in prison for attempting to murder former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in 2023. Kimura hurled a homemade pipe bomb at Kishida during an election event in Wakayama, causing minor injuries to a police officer and a bystander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kimura claimed his intention was not to kill Kishida but to protest Japan’s election age regulation, which prevented him from entering politics. He also sought to draw attention to a civil lawsuit he filed in 2022, arguing that the age restriction was unconstitutional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The court rejected Kimura’s defense, stating that the explosives were powerful enough to cause fatal damage. Presiding Judge Keiko Fukushima noted that targeting a serving prime minister caused significant anxiety to society as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to the attempted murder charge, Kimura was found guilty of violating explosives regulations and firearms control laws. His 10-year sentence is five years less than what prosecutors had sought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This incident has raised concerns about politicians’ security in Japan, particularly after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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