Hiroshi Nakamura (dissident)

Japanese dissident (1930–2024)

Hiroshi Nakamura (中村 泰, Nakamura Hiroshi, 1930 – May 22, 2024) was a Japanese dissident.[1] After the Korean War broke out, he dropped out of Tokyo University, and decided to fight against Japan. He was multilingual and became a good shot by training. On November 23, 1956, he shot a policeman to death and received a life sentence. He was paroled in 1976. Following his release, he attempted to found an armed organization and collected guns. After being arrested for an attempted robbery in 2002, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the crime and also received another life sentence for his previous 2001 injury case. He was also suspected of the 1995 shooting of Takaji Kunimatsu, who was a chief of the National Police Agency.[2][3] Nakamura died on May 22, 2024.[4]

## References

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1. ^ Takehiko Koike. ナンペイ事件と東大中退テロリスト (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2008-01-09. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
2. ^ "Man confesses to shooting Japan's top cop in 1995". Japan Today. 2008-03-20. Archived from the original on 2008-03-21. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
3. ^ 警察庁長官銃撃で７７歳男が犯行示唆の供述 「秘密の暴露」 (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun. 2008-03-20. Archived from the original on 2008-03-21. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
4. ^ "「あなたが撃ったのか」記者の手紙に受刑者は答えた 「オウム真理教のテロ」として幕引きされた警察庁長官狙撃事件". tokyo-np. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.

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* Armored car robber, 76, gets life The Japan Times
* Robber's 15-year sentence upheld The Japan Times

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