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Shimoyama incident

1949 CE · Japan, Asia · War

Shimoyama incident
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The Shimoyama incident was the disappearance and death of Sadanori Shimoyama, the first president of Japanese National Railways (JNR), in Tokyo, Japan, on 5 July 1949. The following day, his body was discovered on the Jōban Line in Adachi.

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