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]


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  1. Ben-Ami Shillony (2008). The Emperors of Modern Japan. BRILL. p. 141.
  2. Masako Gavin, Ben Middleton (Aug 21, 2013). Japan and the High Treason Incident. Routledge.
  3. "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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