Kishida was unharmed in the attack, in which a suspected pipe bomb was tossed towards him shortly before he gave a speech.
Kishida was unharmed in the attack, in which a suspected pipe bomb was tossed towards him at a port in western Japan's Wakayama, shortly before he gave a speech.
They are analysing Kimura's phone and computer for clues, but he has so far refused to detail any motive in the attack. NHK aired footage showing him sitting in the rear seat of a police car looking straight ahead as he was moved.The attack came less than a year after the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, which traumatised Japan and forced a security shake-up for public officials.
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