Asama-Sans Incident

By Jesse Russell

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles The Asama-Sansō incident (あさま山荘事件, Asama sansō jiken?) was a hostage crisis and police siege in a mountain lodge near Karuizawa, Nagano prefecture, Japan that lasted from February 19, 1972 to February 28, 1972. The police rescue operation on the final day of the standoff was the first marathon live television broadcast in Japan, lasting 10 hours and 40 minutes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 551056220X
• ISBN13: 9785510562200
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Book on Demand Ltd.
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.3" x 11.0"