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Today in History: Bomb kills eight at Mitsubishi Tokyo headquarters

8/30/2026

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On 30 August 1974, the East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front detonated a powerful bomb at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ headquarters in Marunouchi, Tokyo, killing eight people and wounding more than 376. The far-left group targeted the firm because it supplied the United States military during the Vietnam War.

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On 30 August 1974, the East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front detonated a powerful bomb at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ headquarters in Marunouchi, Tokyo, killing eight people and wounding more than 376. The far-left group targeted the firm because it supplied the United States military during the Vietnam War.