History of Japan

← History of Japan16 oct. · 36 min

Episode 645 - The Forgotten Radicals, Part 3

Episode 645 - The Forgotten Radicals, Part 316 oct.36 min

This week: the East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front publishes its manifesto, and spreads beyond its original four members. But after a few months of terror bombings (and one completely botched attempt to assassinate Hirohito), the group is brought low and its members--with a few exceptions--end up in prison.

That story today, plus a question: in the end, what did all this actually accomplish?

Show notes here.