Japanese PM uninjured after explosion at Wakayama speech

TOKYO, April 15: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday was evacuated unscathed after an object that appeared to be a smoke bomb was thrown near him during his visit to western Japan's Wakayama City for a stump speech, local media reported.

Kishida, who was scheduled to give a speech in support of the by-election of the House of Representatives, left the scene after an explosion was heard and smoke filled the area, according to Kyodo News and national TV broadcaster NHK.