Inoue Nissho

Leader of a right-wing terrorist group. His real name was Akira. Born in Gunma Prefecture. After graduating from Maebashi Middle School, he worked as a boy apprentice, a temporary worker, and a substitute teacher, before dropping out of Waseda University and the Oriental Association College. In 1910 (Meiji 43), he traveled to Manchuria (northeastern China) and worked in intelligence activities for the army, moving around the continent from time to time, before returning to Japan in 1921 (Taisho 10). He then converted to the Nichiren sect and took the name Nissho in 1924. In 1951, he joined the right-wing group Kenkakukai, but soon left. From 1952 (Showa 2), he lived at Rissho Gokokudo in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture, where he worked to educate rural youth through the Nichiren sect and nationalism. He also linked up with young naval officers and began to aim for the reform of the nation through military force. In 1957, he formed the Blood Medal League and planned assassinations based on the "one man, one kill" principle, having his subordinate Onuma Tadashi kill former Minister of Finance Inoue Junnosuke and Hishinuma Goro kill Dan Takuma, chairman of Mitsui Gomyō (the Blood Medal League Incident). He turned himself in and was sentenced to life imprisonment for 1954, but the sentence was commuted and he was released in 1965 under a general amnesty. The following year, he approached Konoe Fumimaro and served as his advisor. After World War II, he was banned from public office in 1948 (Showa 23). In 1954, he founded the National Defence League and became its leader, but resigned the following year and retired.

[Kenzo Kitagawa]

"Nissho's Autobiography" (1947, Nihon Shuposha) "Fiery Seeker: Inoue Nissho's Prison Diary" Volumes 1 and 2 (1978, 1979, Mainichi Shimbun)

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右翼テロリスト集団の指導者。本名昭。群馬県に生まれる。前橋中学卒業後、ボーイ見習、臨時職工、代用教員を経て、さらに早稲田(わせだ)大学、東洋協会専門学校中退後、1910年（明治43）満州（中国東北）に渡り、陸軍の諜報(ちょうほう)活動に従事するなど大陸を転々とし、21年（大正10）帰国。その後日蓮(にちれん)宗に帰依(きえ)し、24年日召を名のる。26年右翼団体建国会に入ったが、まもなく脱会。27年（昭和2）から茨城県大洗(おおあらい)の立正護国堂に住み、日蓮宗と国家主義による農村青年の育成にあたる。海軍青年将校とも結び、武力による国家改造を目ざすようになった。32年には血盟団を組織して「一人一殺主義」により暗殺を計画、配下の小沼正(おぬましょう)に元蔵相井上準之助を、菱沼(ひしぬま)五郎に三井合名理事長団琢磨(だんたくま)を殺害させた（血盟団事件）。自首し、34年無期懲役の判決を受けるが、減刑、大赦により40年に出獄。翌41年近衛文麿(このえふみまろ)に接近、相談役を務めた。第二次世界大戦後は48年（昭和23）公職追放。54年に護国団を創立し団長に就任するが翌年辞任、隠退した。

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『『日召自伝』（1947・日本週報社）』▽『『炎の求道者　井上日召獄中日記』上下（1978、79・毎日新聞社）』

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