Tomohiro Kojiri
| Tomohiro Kojiri | |
|---|---|
| Born | ca. 1958 |
| Died | May 4, 1987 Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
| Cause of death | Firearm |
| Body discovered | Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | Until 1987 |
| Employer | Asahi Shimbun |
| Known for | Journalist |
| Notable work | Story on Police discrimination on Japan's Korean minority |
| Home town | Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan |
| Spouse(s) | Yuko Kojiri (27 years old when husband died.) is now 57 years old. |
| Children | Miki Kojiri (was 2 years old when father died.) is now 32 years old. |
| Parent(s) | Nobukatsu and Miyoko Kojiri |
Tomohiro Kojiri (小尻知博), (ca. 1958 – May 4, 1987) a Japanese journalist for Asahi Shimbun, a popular newspaper with its main office is located in Tokyo, Japan, was killed in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture near Osaka. During the shooting at the bureau of Asahi Shimbun, the shooter killed Tomohiro and fired at two other colleagues injuring one. Investigators believed that Kojiri was targeted by a right-wing, political extremist group, known as Sekihōtai (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.
Before this event, an attack on a newspaper in Japan had not occurred since 1972. 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's parents are Nobukatsu and Miyoko Kojiri and his hometown was Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture. He and his wife Yuko had a daughter named Miki. Kojiri was 29 when he was murdered on May 4, 1987.
Kojiri was a journalist for Asahi Shimbun.
He was notable for his articles that described Japan's ethics on treating the Korean minority. Shortly after his death on May 4, 1987, a letter was sent to Kyodo News Agency from a unknown group called Sekihotai claiming responsibility for Kojiri's death. From the letter it states "We do not accept anyone who betrays Japan. We sentence all Asahi Shimbun employees to death."
Tomohiro Kojiri was killed on a Sunday night, May 4, 1987, at the Asahi Shimbun bureau in Nishinomiya. He was murdered by a suspected extremist group called Sekihotai. The suspect was a masked man who entered the building and came onto the second level with a shotgun. During the shooting at the bureau of Asahi Shimbun, the masked man shot and badly injured Kojiri, 29, who later died at the hospital from his injuries. Hyoe Inukai, 42, sustained a chest injury and was deemed to be in critical condition. Only Kenji Takayama escaped unscathed. Kenji Takayama managed to escape. Takayama described in a news conference his experience and what he said was the sound of firecrackers and the all he can remember is the blood splattered on the floor. Police began a search for the assailant immediately. Police continued to investigate the crime up until the statue of limitations had passed without the case being solved.
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