"Japan's Prime Minister Takes Action After Campaign Attack"

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"Japan's Prime Minister Takes Action After Campaign Attack"
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Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has pledged to increase security at G7 meetings in Japan after a man threw a smoke bomb at him during a campaign event. The incident occurred ahead of next week's by-elections for the Japanese parliament. Kishida emerged unscathed from the incident, and a 24-year-old man was arrested at the scene. Japan will host the leaders of the Group of Seven most industrialized nations at a summit in Hiroshima next month.

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