In April this 12 months, in an incident during which an explosive was thrown close to Prime Minister Kishida, who was visiting to assist the election in Wakayama City, the Wakayama District Public Prosecutors Office murdered Ryuji Kimura (24), an unemployed man from Kawanishi City, Hyogo Prefecture. He was indicted for tried crimes and violating explosives management penalties. He remained silent throughout the police investigation.