Inejiro Asanuma, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Japanese politician
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Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
About Inejiro Asanuma
- Inejiro Asanuma (?? ???, Asanuma Inejiro, December 27, 1898 – October 12, 1960) was a Japanese politician and leader of the Japan Socialist Party.
- Originally a right-winger in the 1930s, Asanuma was unusual in post-war Japan for his forceful advocacy of socialism, his support of the Chinese Communist Party, and his criticism of U.S–Japanese relations, which was particularly controversial. Asanuma was assassinated with a yoroi-doshi, a traditional sword, by ultranationalist Otoya Yamaguchi while speaking in a televised political debate in Tokyo.
- His violent death was seen in graphic detail on national television, causing widespread public shock and outrage.
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