Japanese prosecutors charge man who attempted to kill prime minister

Ryuji Kimura was arrested after throwing what appeared to be a pipe bomb at Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (Kyodo News via AP)

Prosecutors in Japan have charged a man after the attempted murder of the nation’s prime minister Fumio Kishida in April.

Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported that Ryuji Kimura, 24, was deemed fit for trial after a three-month psychiatric evaluation.