Nichiro Terror Plot

The Nichiro Terror Plot (日露テロプロット) was a highly coordinated series of three terrorist attacks that were committed by the Teikoku Hanzai group, a terrorist group focused in Takyoto. Like its namesake, the terrorist attacks occurred in Nichiro, Takyoto, in the Kishi-Āto district on November 7, 1989.

The plan consisted of three separate acts of terrorism, all in the Kishi-Āto district of Nichiro. The first act would be to plant bombs on the 62nd and 67th floors of 62 Omona-zaimu Street. The bombs would then explode and damage the building and cause a fire around the blast sites. When the two bombs initiated at 09:53 a.m., the bombs fortunately did not execute as much damage as planned. However floors 60-68 were damaged seriously, and fires burned for hours. The building did not collapse, but debris from the building did blow into nearby buildings and windows on the lower floors of the building. The second act consisted of a major mass murder shooting at the Ōtsu Shopping Mall during its peak business hours at 10:42 a.m. The shooting killed over 70 people and closed the mall for months after the shooting. The last and final act of terror would be a bombing at Kyōka Hall during an theater performance that would be attended by thousands. After the bombing, thousands of audience members and actors were trapped, but soon rescued after hours of work. 358 people were instantly killed in the bombings, and the building was damaged beyond extent. In total, over 530 people were killed in the attacks.

There were no suspicions to any terrorist organizations based around or in Takyoto. It took over 4 years to find the group linked to the Terror Plot. The Teikoku Hanzai group, a terrorist organization founded in 1988 and not listed as a known group at the time, was found as the perpetrator of the attacks.