Man given 10 years for pipe bomb attack on former PM Kishida

Should have been 25 years. He shouldn’t be rewarded because he was unsuccessful.

I think he should consider himself lucky that his bombmaking skills were so poor.

NOT ENOUGH,

So what would the sentence be if Mr. Kishida was unlucky that day??

20 or 30 years??

Should have been straight to the Gallows so others won't even consider.

A quick justice for Japanese standards, while a trial for the guy who allegedly shot and killed former PM Abe Shinzo hasn’t even begun. The suspect is rotting away in detention.

A Japanese court sentenced a man to 10 years in prison on Wednesday for the attempted murder in 2023 of then Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in a pipe bomb attack at an election event.

This is the reason why Japan has an extreme 'sneaky Pete' problem. Always sneaking, harming random or targeted but unrelated people of all kinds, even the PM.

This is the worse kind of crime, full culpability, maximum harm, but could have been easily avoided if people confront their grievances face to face.

10 years...sigh.

10 years? Too light!

This sentence is quite fair. Guilty verdicts for murder and attempted murder are generally given light sentences.

Japan doesn't want to put anyone in jail for a long time.

 The incident came less than a year after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot dead at an outdoor election campaign event.

Still waiting for this trail to start. Why the delay? I'm looking forward to hearing about Abe's links to the Moonie cult.

The sentence always hinges on whom you bomb. It's just he way "justice" works is when some are more equal than others.

To the people posting about draconian punishment for this particular crime.

Stop acting so damn righteous. Yes this guy did something that could have killed multiple people but no one was seriously injured or killed. 10 years sounds appropriate.

You guys…the way you sound you’d give someone 6 moths in prison if somebody got caught speeding or running a red light.

on the other hand, trial about another suspect who killed former PM 2022 hasn't even started somehow.