Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to keep world leaders safe during G7 meetings in the country, a day after a man threw what appeared to be a smoke bomb at him during a campaign speech.
“Japan as a whole must strive to provide maximum security during the dates of the summit and other gatherings of dignitaries from around the world,” Kishida said Sunday, in comments that came as G7 foreign ministers, including US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, began three days of talks in the central Japanese town of Karuizawa, Nagano prefecture.
Prior to Abe’s death the nation had rarely been associated with either political or gun violence. Campaigning is currently underway in Japan’s nationwide local elections and Kishida has already returned to campaigning in support of his Liberal Democratic Party. Speaking to reporters from his official residence in Tokyo, he vowed the attack would not disrupt the democratic process.
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