Masashi Daidōji

Masashi Daidōji
Born(1948-06-05)5 June 1948
Kushiro, Hokkaidō
Died24 May 2017(2017-05-24) (aged 68)
Alma materHosei University
OrganizationEast Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front
Notable workHara Hara Tokei
SpouseAyako Daidōji
Criminal penaltyDeath

Masashi Daidōji (大道寺将司, Daidōji Masashi) (5 June 1948 – 24 May 2017) was a Japanese far-left militant who founded the East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front and formulated the group's ideology, anti-Japaneseism. Following the group's bombing of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries headquarters in 1974, Daidōji was arrested, and sentenced to death for his role in the bombing. Daidōji remained on death row until he died of natural causes in 2017.