On this day 42 years ago, on November 23, 1983 (October 19, 1983 lunar calendar), Japanese rioters deliberately destroyed the Terracotta Warriors. On November 23, 1983, Yoshio Kato, the special director of the Osaka 21st Century Association of Japan, represented the president of the association, Yukinosuke Matsushita, to the Chinese Embassy in Japan to apologize to the Chinese side for the damage to a Chinese Qin Shi Huang Terracotta Warriors artifact on display in Osaka. The Chinese Qin Shi Huang Terracotta Warriors were exhibited in Japan at the invitation of the Osaka 21st Century Association to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the founding of Osaka. Since the exhibition was exhibited on October 1, it has been an unprecedented event, with more than 1.2 million people viewing the exhibition. On the afternoon of the 23rd, a riot crossed an iron fence, smashed a glass cabinet, and toppled a 1.92-meter-high and 300-kilogram "terracotta statue of a military official", causing serious damage. The rioters were arrested on the spot. After the incident, the Japanese Foreign Ministry apologized to the Chinese embassy in Japan. According to reports, Prime Minister Nakasone has instructed the Foreign Ministry to send someone to China to apologize. The Chinese side has told the Japanese side that the exhibition will still end as originally planned until November 30. The Japanese side has said that it will strengthen the protection of the cultural relics on display.