The Archive · 1920

Suffrage in Japan

Attack on Suffrage Leader in Japan Nagoya, Feb. 93.

Mr. Yukio Ozaki, a leader of the Kenseikei and ex-Minister of Justice, addressed a mass meeting here yesterday afternoon in favour of the franchise bill. Last night two individuals, members of the "Society for the Maintenance of Japanese National Ideals" and opponents of the introduction of universal suffrage as being premature, forced their way into Mr. Ozaki's room at the hotel and threw fire braziers ie) at the Kenseikei leader, who was in bed. Mr. Ozaki, however, was not hurt.—Reuter,

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