Police failed to ensure effective security measures were implemented, clearing the way for a bomb attack on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during election campaigning in April, according to a report released on Thursday. The local police had requested that organizers of a stump speech at a fishing port in Wakayama, western Japan, set up a reception area to check attendees and install metal detectors at the venue, the report by the National Police Agency said. National Police Agency Commissioner General Yasuhiro Tsuyuki speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on June 1, 2023.

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