#34 - The Asama-Sansō Incident

In February 1972, the United Red Army, a radical far-left organisation, carried out a violent purge of its own members for seemingly-inscrutable reasons. What followed was a hostage situation and police siege that lasted 8 days and changed the course of Japanese socialism, the media and... cup noodles.

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Sources:

• Throw Out your Books - Takaya Shiomi
• Throw Out your Books - the Asama-Sanso Incident
• BBC Witness History 
• Red Army Videos - footage of the event
• Wikipedia - Hiroko Nagata