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Satoshi Kirishima: Japan’s Most Wanted Fugitive Revealed After 49 Years on the Run

After nearly five decades of evading capture, Satoshi Kirishima, the 70-year-old construction worker from Japan, made a shocking deathbed confession at a hospital near Tokyo last month. He revealed that he was, in fact, one of Japan’s most wanted fugitives.

A recent image provided to Japanese media by an acquaintance bears a resemblance to the black-and-white photograph that has been displayed at Japanese police boxes for years. The photo shows a bespectacled, smiling university student with shoulder-length hair, believed to be Kirishima.

After sharing details of his family and his involvement in a radical group responsible for a series of terrorist attacks in the mid-1970s, DNA evidence confirmed Kirishima’s true identity. He was part of the East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front, known for their reign of terror that shook Japan.

Kirishima’s decision to turn himself in has reignited memories of a time when left-wing extremists posed a serious threat to public safety in Japan and overseas. As a member of the “sasori” (scorpion) unit, he was involved in planting and detonating bombs that targeted major Japanese corporations, causing widespread damage but fortunately no casualties.

One of the most notorious attacks attributed to Kirishima’s group was the bombing at the Tokyo headquarters of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which resulted in the death of eight people and injuries to over 360 others. The attack was in retaliation for the firm’s involvement in supplying US forces during the Vietnam War.

Shortly before his death from stomach cancer in January, Kirishima expressed remorse for his actions and stated his desire to face his fate with his real name. However, his passing means that the families of his victims will never see justice served in a court of law.

Born in Hiroshima prefecture, Kirishima led a double life as a political extremist while studying law at Meiji Gakuin University in Tokyo. For almost 40 years, he lived under the alias Hiroshi Uchida, working as a construction worker in Fujisawa, south of Tokyo.

During his time on the run, Kirishima avoided leaving a paper trail by requesting cash payments, refraining from using a mobile phone, and not having a driving licence or health insurance. Despite living a seemingly blameless existence as “Ucchi” in his local community, his past eventually caught up with him.

While Kirishima may have found closure in his confession, the families of his victims feel that it came too late. One relative, whose sister was killed in the Mitsubishi bombing, expressed frustration over the delayed revelation of Kirishima’s true identity.

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