The prime minister, after discussing responses to the attack with National Public Safety Commission Chairperson Ninoyu Satoshi, Justice Minister Furukawa Yoshihisa, and others for about 20 minutes on Friday afternoon, told officials never to yield to violence and terrorism.
In the wake of Shinzo Abe s assassination, Japan PM Fumio Kishida directed officials to tighten security for Cabinet ministers and others ahead of the upcoming Upper House election on Sunday.