That act weakened the Japanese Socialist party (center-left), emboldened the far-right, caused copycats and ensured the current party stayed in power for most of the twentieth century.
That’s not to say that Asanuma was a scummy maoist and had forced his party to support the terrible war in Asia.
You are all talking about Abe’s assassination, but forgetting this happened
That act weakened the Japanese Socialist party (center-left), emboldened the far-right, caused copycats and ensured the current party stayed in power for most of the twentieth century.
That’s not to say that Asanuma was a scummy maoist and had forced his party to support the terrible war in Asia.