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Otoya Yamaguchi

Full Name:	Otoya Yamaguchi 山口二矢
Origin:	Taito, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation:	Japanese ultranationalist
Goals:	Kill Asanuma Inijiro (Win)
Crimes:	Murder
Type of Villain:	Young Terrorist

“	七生報国天皇陛下万才 Seven lives for my country. Long live His Imperial Majesty, the Emperor!	„
	~ Excerpt from Yamaguchi's last words.

Otoya Yamaguchi (山口二矢; February 22^nd, 1943 - November 2^nd, 1960) was a Japanese young far-right activist. He attracted the attention of the media by stroking Inejiro Asanuma (浅沼稲次郎), then chairman of the Socialist Party of Japan at that time.

Overview edit

On October 12^th, 1960, Yamaguchi assassinated Asanuma with a yoroi-dōshi (a traditional Japanese sword) at Tokyo's Hibiya Hall during a political debate in advance of parliamentary elections.

Three weeks after the assassination, he commited suicide in prison.

Legacy edit

Japanese photographer Yasushi Nagao (長尾靖) was able to capture the moment immediately after Yamaguchi withdrew his sword from Asanuma. The photograph later won Nagao he 1961 Pulitzer Prize and the 1960 World Press Photo award.

File:Otoya Yamaguchi assasination.jpg

Image of the assassination immediately after Yamaguchi withdrew his sword from Asanuma.

The second award allowed Nagao to travel abroad widely, which was almost impossible for most Japanese people at the time.

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+'''Otoya Yamaguchi''' (山口二矢; February 22<sup>nd</sup>, 1943 - November 2<sup>nd</sup>, 1960) was a Japanese young far-right activist. He attracted the attention of the media by stroking '''Inejiro Asanuma''' (浅沼稲次郎), then chairman of the Socialist Party of Japan at that time.
-Otoya Yamaguchi is a Japanese young far-right activist.
+== Overview ==
+On October 12<sup>th</sup>, 1960, Yamaguchi assassinated Asanuma with a yoroi-dōshi (a traditional Japanese sword) at Tokyo's Hibiya Hall during a political debate in advance of parliamentary elections.
-== Overview ==
+Three weeks after the assassination, he commited suicide in prison.
+== Legacy ==
+Japanese photographer '''Yasushi Nagao''' (長尾靖) was able to capture the moment immediately after Yamaguchi withdrew his sword from Asanuma. The photograph later won Nagao he 1961 Pulitzer Prize and the 1960 World Press Photo award.
-It attracted the attention of the media by stroking Asanuma Inejiro, then chairman of the Socialist Party of Japan at that time.
+[[File:Otoya_Yamaguchi_assasination.jpg|thumb|250x250px|Image of the assassination immediately after Yamaguchi withdrew his sword from Asanuma.|left]]
-He committed suicide in prison.
+The second award allowed Nagao to travel abroad widely, which was almost impossible for most Japanese people at the time.
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 [[Category:Deaths in prison]]
 [[Category:Young villains]]
+[[Category:Asian Villains]]
+[[Category:Modern Villains]]
+[[Category:Anarchist]]
+[[Category:Assassins]]
+[[Category:Terrorists]]
+[[Category:Fascist]]
+[[Category:Cold war villains]]
+[[Category:Emotionless Villains]]
+[[Category:Extremists]]
+[[Category:Egotist]]
+[[Category:Propagandist]]
+[[Category:Totalitarians]]
+[[Category:Japan]]