Was this an genuinely important historical event?

>>1265948
If Japan maybe. Not for the rest of the world though

It was cool so yeah

His death kept Nippon from going Commie so yeah it was pretty significant.

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>>1265948
Somewhat. It's good for political history on how politicians have been assasinated

>prevented Japan from turning communist
>saved countless lives and crippled the japanese communist party

what do you think OP

>>1266760
Casualties: 1 man, 2 pairs of glasses

>>1265948
In Japan yes. It's still controversial over there over whether what he did was right or not.

It was unlikely that Japan would have become communist regardless imo.

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>>1269259
>Go on Reddit because I'm a masocist
>Tons of butthurt commies claiming that it was a tragedy and comparing this to CIA coups in Latin America.

>>1265948
His party split up after his death, so I guess he did make some waves.

>>1266760

Why does there seem to be a shock wave or halo or something that appears when their bodies hit?

>>1269412
Pretty sure that's the flash of someone taking a picture.

>>1269412
Anime is real in Japan.

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>>1269259
>>prevented Japan from turning communist
>>saved countless lives [so every one of them could be wasted by liberalism and fascism]

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>>1269412

That's normal in Japan.

>>1269503
Japan hasn't been in an armed conflict since WWII

>>1269535
The Sino-Japanese Wars. Pacific War. Second World War.

Honestly just kill yourself.

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>>1269619
based retard

>>1269668
jokes on you fucktard,
WWII and the Second World War are different things.

>>1269259
They never once had any chance of gaining majority power.

>>1269259
>saved countless lives
>because obviously the JCP is Marxist-Leninist, despite literally everything they've said and done since their creation

>>1269682
This is the single dumbest thing I've ever heard anyone say about history and I went to public school in Texas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv0NWGKVXcQ

>>1265948


Why do people not do shit like this anymore?
There is a ton of politicians which need some stabbing.