In 1960, Inejiro Asanuma, chairman of Japan Socialist Party (JSP), was assassinated by 
17-year-old boy. Japanese photographer Yasushi Nagao won the Pulitzer Prize for his photo 
of this assassination.

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Inejiro Asanuma (December 27, 1898 - October 12, 1960) was a Japanese politician, and 
head of the Japanese Socialist Party. Inejiro was noted for speaking publicly about 
Socialism and economic and cultural opportunities. His left-wing positions and criticism 
of the United States were not welcomed by conservatives. He was assassinated by 
17-year-old Otoya Yamaguchi, an extreme rightist, at a televised rally for the upcoming 
Lower-house election.

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This picture was taken only a second before the japanese socialist Party leader Asanuma 
was assassinated by an right wing student. Photographer Yasushi Nagao said he was only 
on the right place and on the right time. He received a Pulitzer price for this photo.