Assassination attempts on Hirohito
Hirohito circa 1935.
During the 1920s and 1930s, there were three known assassination attempts on Hirohito, the Emperor of Japan. The assailants were either Koreans to Japanese. Assassination attempts on Hirohito took place throughout his reign as Prince regent, and Emperor of Japan. All of their attempts failed. Of the four would-be assassins, two were sentenced to death, one was granted amnesty and eventually released, and one committed suicide before she could be tried.
In 1923, Daisuke Namba attempted to assassinate Hirohito.[1] Both Fumiko Kaneko and Pak Yeol both plotted to assassinate the emperor in 1925.[2] Lee Bong-chang attempted to assassinate the Emperor in 1932.[3]
See also
Further Reading
- Kaneko Fumiko, Jean Inglis (Jan 1, 1997). The Prison Memoirs of a Japanese Woman. M.E. Sharpe.
External Links
- "CROWD STORMS HOMES OF TWO JAP MINISTERS TENSE FEELING FOLLOWS ATTEMPT ON LIFE OF PRINCE REGENT". Reading Eagle. Dec 28, 1923.
- "JAPANESE REGENT FIRED AT. SOCIALIST ASSAILANT ARRESTED. GOVERNMENT RESIGNED.". Observer. 5 January 1924.
- "Family of Assailant Forgiven by Prince". The Milwaukee Journal. Jul 14, 1926.
- "Prince's Escape". The Week. 4 January 1924.
- "CROWD STORMS HOMES OF TWO JAP MINISTERS TENSE FEELING FOLLOWS ATTEMPT ON LIFE OF PRINCE REGENT". Reading Eagle. Dec 28, 1923.
- "SENTENCED THEMSELVES TO LIVING DEATH FOR SON'S CRIME! Noble Japanese Family Expiates Attack on Emperor Hirohito. Father Commits Honorable Harakiri = Other Members Undergo Terrible Self - Imprisonment = Barbaric Custom in Modern Japan.". Mirror. 12 February 1927.
- ""BANZAI SOVIET" Would-be Assassin Sentenced SCENE IN COURT ("Sun" Special)". The Newcastle Sun. 15 November 1924.
- "Defiant on Gallows.". The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser. 24 November 1924.
- "ONE MUST KNOW JAPAN - By Frank H. Hedges". Sydney Mail. 8 June 1938.
References
- ↑ Ben-Ami Shillony (2008). The Emperors of Modern Japan. BRILL. p. 141.
- ↑ Masako Gavin, Ben Middleton (Aug 21, 2013). Japan and the High Treason Incident. Routledge.
- ↑ "Ceremony to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the death of Patriotic Martyr Lee Bong Chang". Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs. 2010-01-27.
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