▁commun ist ▁party ▁in ▁June , ▁but ▁members ▁were ▁quickly ▁released ▁and ▁went ▁into ▁hiding . ▁▁ ▁Wat an abe ▁turned ▁himself ▁in ▁to ▁authorities , ▁bel ieving ▁his ▁in car cer ation ▁would ▁prevent ▁further ▁arr ests , ▁and ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁prison ▁in ▁Ich ig aya . ▁T anno ▁then ▁moved ▁in ▁with ▁Wat an abe ' s ▁mother . ▁ ▁Sur v iving ▁the ▁Great ▁Kant ō ▁Earth qu ake ▁and ▁K ame ido ▁Inc ident ▁ ▁While ▁on ▁her ▁way ▁to ▁attend ▁a ▁Y ō k ak ai ▁meeting , ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁Great ▁Kant ō ▁earth qu ake ▁struck . ▁She ▁r ushed ▁home ▁to ▁check ▁on ▁Wat an abe ' s ▁mother ▁who ▁was ▁alive ▁and ▁had ▁nearly ▁escaped ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁her ▁home . ▁The ▁fires ▁and ▁imp ending ▁t sun ami ▁encourag ed ▁T anno ▁to ▁fle e ▁across ▁the ▁K ats un ishi ▁Bridge ▁with ▁K aw ai ' s ▁family ▁and ▁Wat an abe ' s ▁mother . ▁Upon ▁her ▁return , ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁disp la ced ▁N ank ats u ▁Labor ▁Union ▁members ▁chose ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁office , ▁taking ▁turns ▁watching ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁authorities . ▁▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁the ▁Special ▁High er ▁Police ▁came ▁and ▁arrested ▁somewhere ▁between ▁ 6 ▁and ▁ 8 ▁N ank ats u ▁Labor ▁Union ▁members ▁at ▁their ▁office ▁in ▁an ▁event ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁K ame ido ▁Inc ident . ▁▁