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The Supreme Court has upheld lower court rulings sentencing a 27-year-old man to 10 years in prison for attacking then Prime Minister Fumio Kishida with an explosive during an election campaign event in April 2023. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/31/japan/crime-legal/japan-supreme-court-ruling-on-ex-pm-attacker/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #supremecourt #fumiokishida #ryujikimura
Top court upholds 10-year sentence for man who attacked Kishida in 2023

Lower court rulings had sentencing the 27-year-old for attacking the then prime minister with an explosive during an election campaign event the city of Wakayama.

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5:01amBuffer