[PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS]
Japanese Title: 『テロ ヌマさんを殺した暗黒の政治』
English Title: Terror: The Dark Politics That Killed Numa-san
Publisher: Shakai Shinpo, special issue
Distributor: Shoko-sha
Year Published: 1960 (Showa 35)
Edition: First Edition
Language: Japanese
Format: Large-format softcover documentary publication
Illustrations: Black-and-white photographs throughout
Subject: Inejiro Asanuma, Otoya Yamaguchi and the assassination at Hibiya Public Hall
Content Note: Contains documentary images of political violence and its aftermath
w/It comes with a clipping from a magazine published at that time.
[OVERVIEW]
On October 12, 1960, Japan Socialist Party chairman Inejiro Asanuma was attacked during a televised political debate at Hibiya Public Hall in Tokyo. The assailant was seventeen-year-old Otoya Yamaguchi.
Issued in 1960, in the immediate aftermath of the assassination, this publication begins with the attack and then follows the lives surrounding it. One section examines Yamaguchi’s family background, political associations and activities before the event. Another traces Asanuma’s public life, death, funeral and the response of his supporters.
The volume combines photographs, newspaper material and extended Japanese reporting. Its images include the attack at Hibiya Public Hall, Yamaguchi’s earlier political activity and family background, and scenes from Asanuma’s funeral and public mourning.
Also reproduced is the moment internationally known as Tokyo Stabbing, photographed by Mainichi Shimbun photographer Yasuhiro Nagao. The image received the 1961 Pulitzer Prize for Photography and the 1960 World Press Photo of the Year.
This is not a later historical survey. It is a contemporary document shaped by the reporting, language and political atmosphere of 1960.
[IMPORTANT NOTE FOR INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: EASY AI TRANSLATION]
The text is printed in Japanese. It can be read using smartphone translation tools such as Google Lens, ChatGPT or Google Translate, although names and period-specific political terminology may require additional checking.
[CONDITION]
Good vintage condition.
Cover: General rubbing, creasing and handling wear, with small tears and losses along the edges and corners. Areas of discoloration and staining are visible, particularly near the lower edge.
Binding: Intact, with age-related wear from handling.
Interior: Pages show general toning, scattered foxing and occasional edge or corner wear. The photographs and printed text remain clearly legible. No missing pages are evident in the listing photographs.
Please examine all listing photographs carefully for the cover, page condition and documentary content.
