TOKYO: Suspected gunpowder has been found at the home of a man accused of throwing an explosive at Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a campaign event, local media said on Monday. He was transferred on Monday to the Wakayama prosecutors' office from a local police station, local media reported. The prosecutors' office declined to comment. The attack came less than a year after the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, which traumatized Japan and forced a security shake-up for public officials. Top government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno said Monday that the police agency had "instructed police across the country to strengthen security, which was immediately implemented."

Source: Manila Times April 17, 2023 22:46 UTC