Japan, Kishida and Prison

Man who threw bomb at Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida gets 10 years in prison
The man who threw a homemade bomb at then-Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in 2023 got 10 years in prison Wednesday for attempted murder. Kishida was not hurt.
Man who attacked Japan's ex-Prime Minister Kishida is convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison
A Japanese court on Wednesday convicted a man who threw a homemade pipe bomb at Japan's former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a 2023 campaign event, sentencing him to 10 years in prison, court officials said.
Bomber Given 10 Years in Prison for Trying to Kill Japanese Premier
A court found the assailant guilty of attempted murder in the 2023 attack on Fumio Kishida, then prime minister.
Prosecutors request 15-year sentence for bomber targeting former Prime Minister Kishida
In April 2023, Japanese prosecutors sought a 15-year prison sentence for the perpetrator who threw an explosive device at then-Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. At the time, Kishida was targeted in a bombing attack while campaigning for a candidate ahead of a by-election in the 1st district of Wakayama Prefecture.
Man who attacked Japan’s ex-Prime Minister Kishida convicted and sentenced to 10 years, reports say
TOKYO — A Japanese court on Wednesday convicted a man who threw a homemade pipe bomb at Japan’s former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a 2023 campaign event, sentencing him to 10 years in prison, according to local media reports.
Man sentenced 10 years in prison for attempting to kill Japan ex-PM: reports
A man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Wednesday for attempting to kill Japan's ex-prime minister Fumio Kishida with a pipe bomb in 2023, local media said. Kishida was unharmed in the attack with a homemade device at a campaign event where assailant Ryuji Kimura,
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