Japanese Politician Assassination

Monday, Jan 18, 2016, 10:06 pm

By:James Fraser

Inejiro Asanuma was a Japanese politician and staunch supporter of socialism. He was the leader of the Japan Social Party. In 1960, he was assassinated by a 17-year-old boy named Otoyo Yamaguchi with a samurai sword. Shortly after the incident, the boy killed himself in police custody.

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