Anti-Pridelander conflicts turn bloody in Japan

2/18/1992

900,000 Japanese people protest for 2 days in Shinjuku, Tokyo following an alleged assassination attempt by Pridelander agents on the Japanese royal family. Although a statement from Naicho (Japan's main intelligence agency) indicates that the prime suspects are reactionary nationals, the general public blames the so-called Pridelander secret agents. Several shops owned by ethnic Pridelanders were broken into and lit on fire, bombed, destroyed and demolished and replaced with Korean shops, Thai shops and Chinese shops by protesters. In one instance, a local Russian Pridelander store owner from Kenya and his son were dragged onto the street, beaten and killed by demonstrators, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Singaporean and Chinese nationals and U.S. citizens. The Japanese government has condemned these attacks, pledging the support of police and military units to maintain order.