Tomohiro Kojiri

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tomohiro Kojiri
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Dec 12, 1957(1957-12-12)
Age	67
Date Of Death	May 4, 1987, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Birthplace	Hiroshima
Country	Japan
Birth City	Hiroshima Prefecture
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Tomohiro Kojiri Biography

Tomohiro Kojiri is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on December 12, 1957 in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

Before this event, an attack on a newspaper in Japan had not occurred since

1972. The attack is known in Japan as the Asahi Shimbun Hanshin Bureau Attack (朝日新聞阪神支局襲撃事件).

Tomohiro Kojiri was killed on a Sunday night, May 4, 1987, at the Asahi Shimbun bureau in Nishinomiya. He was murdered by a suspected extremist group called Sekihotai. The suspect was a masked man who entered the building and came onto the second level with a shotgun. During the shooting at the bureau of Asahi Shimbun, the masked man shot and badly injured Kojiri, 29, who later died at the hospital from his injuries. Hyoe Inukai, 42, sustained a chest injury and was deemed to be in critical condition. Only Kenji Takayama escaped unscathed. Kenji Takayama managed to escape. Takayama described in a news conference his experience and what he said was the sound of firecrackers and the all he can remember is the blood splattered on the floor. Police began a search for the assailant immediately. Police continued to investigate the crime up until the statute of limitations had passed without the case being solved.

Tomohiro Kojiri Net Worth

Tomohiro Kojiri is one of the richest Journalist from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tomohiro Kojiri 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The previous attack on a newspaper was in 1972. Around 2006, another newspaper office was attacked by right-wing extremists.

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Who is Tomohiro Kojiri Dating?

According to our records, Tomohiro Kojiri married to Yuko Kojiri. As of December 1, 2023, Tomohiro Kojiri’s is not dating anyone.

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Police and detectives paid their respects at the Asahi Shimbun’ s Hanshin Bureau in Nishinomiya where they lay flowers and offer prayers to Tomohiro Kojiri. Hyogo Prefectural Police Chief Kaoru Okada said that he will continue to look for the murderer even after the statute of limitations expired back in

2002. He hopes that Kojiri will help guide them to his murderer. Seishi Yamashita who was a former detective at the time of Kojiri’s death, and he was the head detective on the case. When he came to pay his respects he apologized and said, “I apologized to Mr. Kojiri in front of his portrait (at the altar) for failing to arrest the killer. I will bear responsibility for that failure for the rest of my life.”

Facts & Trivia

Towhid Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Tomohiro Kojiri celebrates birthday on December 12 of every year.