Thirty-one years ago today, on May 30, 1994 (April 20, 1994 in the lunar calendar), Japanese Prime Minister Hosokawa was shot. Hosokawa, a representative of the New Party of Japan and a former Prime Minister, was suddenly shot while attending a press conference at 7 pm on May 30, 1994 at the Keio Plaza Hotel in Shinjuku, Tokyo. According to reports, the former Prime Minister Hosokawa was unharmed. The murderer, Masatsu Nomo, was arrested by the police on the spot. According to preliminary investigations, Masatsu Nomo is 52 years old and used to be a member of the violent group. The motive for the attack on Hosokawa was to oppose his speech on war issues last year.