A man believed to be a suspect, center on the ground, is caught by police after he allegedly threw “the suspicious object,” as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Saikazaki port for an election campaign event in Wakayama, western Japan Saturday, April 15, 2023. Kishida was evacuated unharmed Saturday after someone threw an explosive device in his direction while he was campaigning at the fishing port in western Japan, officials said. KYODO NEWS VIA AP
Masaki Nishide, a fisherman at the Saikazaki port, describes the explosion scene Sunday April 16, 2023 at an election campaign event Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attended and narrowly escaped in Wakayma, western Japan. AP PHOTO
A suspicious object is seen on the ground where a suspect was arrested before Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was to begin his speech, at the Saikazaki port in Wakayama prefecture, western Japan, Saturday, April 15, 2023. KYODO NEWS VIA AP
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (left) surrounded by security police, arrives at the Saikazaki port for an election campaign event in Wakayama, western Japan Saturday, April 15, 2023. KYODO NEWS VIA AP
WAKAYAMA, Japan: The fishermen who tackled the man suspected of the second attack on a Japanese political leader in less than a year were surprised by the lack of security for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.