Sakuradamon incident (1932)
| Sakuradamon incident | |
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| Part of the Korean independence movement | |
Police gather around the spot where the grenade used in the attack landed (January 8, 1932) | |
| Location | 35°40′40″N 139°45′11″E / 35.67787°N 139.75311°E |
| Planned by | Korean Patriotic Organization |
| Commanded by | Kim Ku |
| Target | Emperor Hirohito |
| Date | January 8, 1932 |
| Executed by | Lee Bong-chang |
| Outcome | Emperor is unharmed, Lee arrested and executed |
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| Korean name | |||||||
| Hangul | 이봉창의사 의거 or 도쿄의거 or 사쿠라다문의거 | ||||||
| Hanja | 李奉昌義士 義擧 or 東京義擧 or 櫻田門義擧 | ||||||
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| Japanese name | |||||||
| Kanji | 桜田門事件 | ||||||
| Hiragana | さくらだもんじけん | ||||||
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The Sakuradamon incident was an unsuccessful assassination attempt against Japanese Emperor Hirohito on January 8, 1932, at the gate Sakuradamon in Tokyo, Empire of Japan.
The attack was carried out by Korean independence activist Lee Bong-chang, a member of the Korean Patriotic Organization. Lee threw a grenade at the Japanese Emperor, but the grenade failed to kill him. Lee was promptly arrested, tried, sentenced, and executed on October 10, 1932. He is now remembered as a martyr in South Korea, where the attack is sometimes referred to as the Patriotic Deed of Lee Bong-chang (Korean: 이봉창의사 의거).
In the aftermath of the attack, Japanese authorities stepped up their search for Kim Ku and other members of the Korean Provisional Government, which had funded the operation.