The famous Japanese wanted criminal Kirishima Satoshi was on the run for 49 years and was arrested at the end of the year. The black and white posters spread across the country and became an alternative collective memory | Yahoo
[Yahoo News Report]Japanese media reported today (26th) that Kirishima Satoshi, a suspect wanted by the local police for half a century and involved in many bombings against large companies in the 1970s, was arrested at a hospital in Kanagawa Prefecture. The police will use DNA testing confirmed his identity. According to reports, Kirishima Satoshi was admitted to the hospital yesterday (25th) under a false name. While receiving treatment for terminal cancer, he suddenly revealed that he was Kirishima Satoshi, who had been wanted for many years.
Kirishima Satoshi is Japan’s most wanted fugitive who has been on the run for the longest time. He is regarded by the authorities as a violent far-leftist. Wanted posters about him are all over the country’s streets and alleys. He can even be seen in convenience stores, even if he does not live in the country. Local tourists have a good chance of seeing his appearance through wanted posters. Since he has become a “classic feature” in convenience stores, some netizens even shared that they would look for Kirishima’s posters in convenience stores to take photos with.
As a most wanted criminal by the Japanese police, Kirishima Satoshi and another far-leftist Osaka Masaaki were both printed on the same poster in the past. Osaka Masaaki was involved in the Shibuya riots in 1971. He killed a police officer and then fled. He was not arrested by the Osaka police in May 2017 and was eventually sentenced to 20 years in prison by the Tokyo District Court.
The far-left organization he belongs to has planned many bombings.
Kirishima Satoshi was born on January 9, 1954 in Hiroshima Prefecture. In 1972, he was admitted to the Faculty of Law of Meiji Gakuin University. Kirishima met left-wingers Kurokawa Yoshimasa and Ugagami Juichi while he was in school, and joined the far-left organization “East Asia Anti-Japanese Armed Front”. The “East Asia Anti-Japanese”, established in the early 1970s, is an ultra-left organization that advocates the abolition of the emperor system and requires Japan to bear its responsibility for World War II. Its ultimate goal is to “liberate” Japan through communism. “East Asia Anti-Japanese” launched many bombings against large companies, including the bombing of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries headquarters on August 30, 1974. The organization detonated a bomb at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries headquarters in Marunouchi, Tokyo, on the same day, ultimately killing 8 people and injuring 380 people. The glass windows of many buildings around the scene were shattered.
On April 18, 1975, a time bomb was placed at the entrance of the Korea Institute of Industrial Economics in Ginza, Tokyo. The bomb detonated the next day, causing damage to the building. About a month later, the Japanese police arrested seven main members of the “East Asia Anti-Japanese”, bringing the organization to a standstill, but Kirishima Satoshi successfully escaped. At first, the police did not know the existence of Kirishima. Later, during the search of Kurokawa Yoshimasa, they found the key to Kirishima’s residence, so he was wanted on suspicion of violating local explosives regulations. In the following decades, Kirishima became “East Asia” The fugitive remnants of the “anti-Japanese” party.
According to information, Kirishima Satoshi was also related to the 1975 Hazama headquarters bombing. Since the suspects in the case, Daidoji Ayako and Sasaki Norio, have fled overseas, according to Japanese law, the statute of limitations of the case has been suspended. In other words, as long as any suspect in the case is arrested, the prosecution has the right to prosecute.
The explosion at the headquarters of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in late August 1974 resulted in 8 deaths and 380 injuries. (TBS News YouTube screenshot)
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Another famous “poster man” Masaaki Osaka was arrested after 45 years on the run
In addition to Kirishima Satoshi, there are also many “poster men” in Japan who have been wanted for many years and are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, including Osaka Masaaki who was involved in the 1971 Shibuya riot case. On November 14, 1971, Japanese leftists demonstrated in Shibuya to protest against the United States’ return of Okinawa to Japan. About 400 student members of the “National Committee of the Revolutionary Communist League”, commonly known as the “Central Core Faction”, clashed with the police in front of Shibuya Station. Among them, police officer Tsuneo Nakamura was beaten, and a member of the Central Core Faction, Osaka Masaaki, even dropped an incendiary bomb on the police station. Xiang Nakamura, causing Nakamura to be seriously injured and died. Masaaki Osaka was on the run until he was arrested by Osaka police in May 2017. He was 67 years old at the time. Osaka was later sentenced to 20 years in prison by the Tokyo District Court.
Masaaki Osaka was on the run for 45 years and was arrested in 2017.
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2024-01-26 09:06:42
