Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday denounced an attack the previous day in which an explosive device was thrown at him just before he was supposed to make a stump speech in the western Japan city of Wakayama."A violent act taking place during elections, the bedrock of democracy, can never be tolerated," Kishida told reporters at his official residence, a day after a man cast the cylindrical object that exploded and let out white smoke near the premier.Kishida also called for stepped-up security measures during campaigning for lower and upper house by-elections slated for next Sunday ahe…READ FULL ARTICLE
