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On September 1, 1923, a massive earthquake struck the region including Tokyo, Japan.
Immediately after that, people who had come from present-day China and Korea, as well as those from rural areas, were massacred by spontaneous vigilantes in the affected areas.
The cause seems to be that rumors spread that they had looted or poisoned the wells, based on the previous discrimination against outsiders, and that newspapers and administrations also backed them up.

Currently, members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Japan, and Yuriko Koike, the governor of Tokyo, are claiming that this massacre did not happen, despite the existence of documents and testimonies.

In this eerie situation, today marks the 100th anniversary.:blobbonepray:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kant%C5%8D_Massacre

関東大震災100年、都内で追悼行事　朝鮮人犠牲者の式典　小池知事は今年も追悼文送らず【速報します】
東京新聞 TOKYO Web 2023年9月1日 08時00分
https://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/273954
#関東大震災 #関東大震災朝鮮人虐殺事件 #KantōMassacre #Kantō_Massacre