'The biggest issue here was that an explosive device made its way in. The lessons from Abe's incident haven't been applied,' said an analyst.
Kishida was about to speak at a by-election campaign event at a fishing harbour in Wakayama City, western Japan, when a smoking metal cylinder landed within a metre of him.
"There is no doubt that it was a security failure because the prime minister was giving his speech at the worst possible place where he couldn't possibly be protected," said Mitsuru Fukuda, a Nihon University professor specialising in crisis management terrorism. Fukuda said for such big, international events, authorities are able to provide solid security by mobilising a huge police presence. But it is the smaller, less formal events at which vulnerabilities can be exposed.
The government has instructed authorities to strengthen security measures and to ensure safety precautions at gatherings of VIPs, he added. "There's no doubt this was an extremely dangerous incident," said Katsuhiko Ikeda, former superintendent general of the Tokyo police. Isao Itabashi, chief analyst at the Council for Public Policy Chief, said public appearances by top politicians should be indoors, with bag checks and metal detectors in place.
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