Japan’s ruling party headquarters is attacked with firebombs and suspect is arrested, media report

Japan’s governing party headquarters is attacked with firebombs and suspect is arrested

Japan's governing party headquarters is attacked with firebombs and suspect is arrested

Japan’s ruling party HQ attacked with firebombs and car targets PM’s residence

Social media posts reportedly showed the attacker complaining about the amount of money required to run for office.

Are Japanese politicians safe?

It has been an alarming day in Tokyo as political terror returned to the streets of the capital. A man was arrested for throwing Molotov cocktails at the headquarters of the ruling party Jiminto (LDP) in the center of the city. The bombs hit a police vehicle and the resultant fire was soon extinguished. Today’s attack marks the third time homemade weapons were employed The man who threw the Molotovs, identified as forty-nine-year-old Atsunobu …

Headquarters of Japan's ruling party attacked with firebombs before car crashes into PM's home

The party recently chose a new leader, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, hoping to present a new image.

Man arrested after firebombs thrown at Japan's ruling party HQ and car driven into security fence around PM's office

A man has been arrested in Tokyo after firebombs were thrown at the headquarters of Japan's ruling party and a car crashed into the security fence around the prime minister's office.

Man arrested after 'Molotov'-like bombs tossed at Japan ruling party HQ

A man was arrested after throwing several suspected petrol bombs at the headquarters of Japan's ruling party Saturday and ramming his car into a fence outside the prime minister's office, police said.No injuries were reported in the incident, which comes just over a week before a general election in which new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba hopes to shore up his mandate.A Tokyo police spokeswoman said a 49-year-old man from Saitama, north of the J…