JAPAN-POLITICS-CRIME

Officials investigate a vehicle (C) which appears to have crashed into a barricade near the prime minister's official residence in central Tokyo on October 19, 2024, after a man threw Molotov cocktail-like objects outside the ruling party's headquarters building, hit a riot police vehicle, and then later drove into the barricade. The man was arrested after throwing several suspected petrol bombs at the ruling party headquarters early on October 19, Japanese media said, just over a week before a general election. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP) / Japan OUT (Photo by STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images)