Man throws firebombs at Japan's ruling party office in Tokyo

A man tossed firebombs at Japans ruling party headquarters in Tokyo. No injuries reported‚ the attacker was arrested The incident happens as the party faces a money scandal and an upcoming election

October 18 2024 , 11:58 PM  •  839 views

Man throws firebombs at Japan's ruling party office in Tokyo

In Tokyo a man hurled firebombs at the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) headquarters. The incident happened today‚ and luckily nobody got hurt. Police caught the guy right away‚ but they havent said why he did it

The LDP is going through a rough patch. Theyʼre dealing with a big money problem (some people think they didnt pay taxes right) Its making them less popular with folks. Some LDP members even lost the partys support and are now running on their own for the election

Speaking of elections theres one coming up in about a week. The LDP picked a new boss‚ Shigeru Ishiba‚ to try and make people like them again. But it might not be working: polls show theyre losing support. Still‚ its hard to say if theyll lose control in the election cause the other parties arent that strong either

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Japans political scene is getting a bit heated. People are yelling at candidates‚ which is kinda weird for Japan. The LDP has been in charge for a long time and they helped make Japan rich after World War II. But theyʼve had some troubles lately

The Liberal Democratic Party has ruled Japan almost incessantly over recent decades

credited with leading Japan as it became an economic powerhouse

About two years back‚ Shinzo Abe (he used to be in charge) got killed while giving a speech. The guy who did it was mad about Abeʼs ties to a church. Some LDP folks still have connections to that church‚ which is causing problems

All this stuff is making the upcoming vote on 10/27/24 pretty interesting. Weʼll have to wait and see what happens