High Treason Incident and execution In 1910, a handful of anarchists, including Kōtoku, were involved in a bomb plot to assassinate the Emperor. The resultant High Treason Incident and trial led to the arrest of hundreds of anarchists, the conviction of 26, and the execution of 12. The trial was rigged by the prosecution, and some of those executed were innocent. The trial and its fallout signalled the start of the of Japanese anarchism, in which left-wing organisations were tightly monitored and controlled, and militants and activists were tailed 24 hours a day by police.
high treason incident and execution in 1910 a handful of anarchists including kōtoku were involved in a bomb plot to assassinate the emperor the resultant high treason incident and trial led to the arrest of hundreds of anarchists the conviction of 26 and the execution of 12 the trial was rigged by the prosecution and some of those executed were innocent the trial and its fallout signalled the start of the of japanese anarchism in which left-wing organisations were tightly monitored and controlled and militants and activists were tailed 24 hours a day by police