Tomohiro Kojiri
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Tomohiro Kojiri (Japanese: 小尻知博; December 12, 1957 – May 4, 1987) was a Japanese journalist for the Tokyo-based newspaper Asahi Shimbun. Kojiri was killed in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, near Osaka, during a shooting at the Asahi Shimbun bureau; the shooter also fired at two other people, injuring one.[1][2] Investigators believed that Kojiri was targeted by a right-wing, political extremist group known as Sekihōtai (Japanese: 赤報隊), as Kojiri had written a story that was about how the Japanese discriminated against the Korean minority, and typed letters were sent in the group's name claiming responsibility.[3][4][5] Before this event, an attack on a newspaper in Japan had not occurred since 1972.[6] The attack is known in Japan as the Asahi Shimbun Hanshin bureau attack (朝日新聞阪神支局襲撃事件).
Tomohiro Kojiri | |
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小尻 知博 | |
Born | (1957-12-12)12 December 1957 |
Died | 4 May 1987(1987-05-04) (aged 29) |
Cause of death | Gunshot wound |
Resting place | Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan |
Nationality | Japanese |
Education | Ritsumeikan University |
Occupation | Journalist |
Years active | Until 1987 |
Employer | Asahi Shimbun |
Known for | Journalist killed in the Asahi Shimbun Hanshin bureau attack |
Notable work | Story on police discrimination on Japan's Korean minority |
Spouse | Yuko Kojiri |
Children | Miki Kojiri (daughter) |
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