hausoftruecrime: On October 12, 1960, a televised political debate for the parliamentary elections i
On October 12, 1960, a televised political debate for the parliamentary elections in Japan was cut dramatically short when Otoya Yamaguchi (17, top right) stabbed Inejiro Asanuma of the Socialist Party with a samurai sword.
Asanuma was discussing his support for Chinese Communism at the podium of Hibiya Hall when Yamaguchi (a member of an ultra-nationalist group) flew onstage with a yoroidoshi and stabbed the politician in his left side, killing him. The assassination was broadcast live before guards could subdue the teenager. Yamaguchi committed suicide in prison three weeks later.
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