HIROHITO ESCAPES ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT IN TOKYO
Tokyo, Japan (JFK+50) On December 27, 1923, an assassination attempt was made on Prince Regent Hirohito* of Japan here in Tokyo. A twenty year old man, dressed as a laborer, fired at the Prince Regent who was riding in his automobile.
A crowd captured the assailant who was arrested later by police. The assassination attempt took place at the Toranomon intersection in downtown Tokyo.
There had been rumors circulating before the incident that Koreans were conspiring to kill Hirohito.
*Hirohito (1901-989) reigned as emperor of Japan 1926-1989, the longest serving emperor in Japanese history. Hirohito had become Regent on Nov 25, 1921.
JFK+50 NOTE
The bullet fired shattered a window & injured another person in the vehicle. The suspect was Daisuke Namba who claimed to be a communist. He was executed in 1924.
SOURCE
"Assassin's Shot Misses Japanese Prince Regent," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., December 27, 1923, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
