1. Hiroko Nagata, sometimes mistakenly referred to as Yoko Nagata, was a Japanese leftist revolutionary and terrorist who was convicted of murder and sentenced to death.
12 Facts About Hiroko Nagata
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Hiroko Nagata was convicted of murdering, or participating in the murders of, fellow members of the United Red Army during a group purge in Gunma Prefecture in February 1972.
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Hiroko Nagata was born in Tokyo and, after graduation from Chofu Gakuen High School, entered Kyoritsu College of Pharmacy to receive training to be a pharmacist.
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Hiroko Nagata was infertile from Basedow syndrome.
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Hiroko Nagata was particularly harsh with other female members of her group.
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Hiroko Nagata was sentenced to death in the Tokyo District Court on June 18,1982.
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Hiroko Nagata submitted a plea for a retrial, which was declined by the courts on November 28,2006.
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Hiroko Nagata wrote several books during her time in prison and attracted the attention of a support group.
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Hiroko Nagata's supporters reported that she had suffered from declining health, including a brain tumor, for several years which had gone untreated.
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Hiroko Nagata collapsed from brain atrophy in 2006 and was transferred to a medical prison in Hachioji.
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Hiroko Nagata returned to the Tokyo Detention House in 2007, but was bedridden.
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On October 11,2008, it was revealed that Hiroko Nagata had fallen into a critical condition due to the tumor, so her family was called for visitation to the Tokyo Detention Center.