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The Hankou Incident (Hankow Incident; Japanese: ) was an incident that occurred on 3 April 1927 on the occasion of the capture of Hankou (Hankow) by the National Revolutionary Army in which rioters and a few military units invaded the Japanese concession in Hankou, engaged in vandalism and looting, and attacked Japanese residents and consular staff. A number of servicemen of the Imperial Japanese Navy were injured, 150 homes were damaged and the total cost of the destruction was estimated at 920,000 yen.〔『満州事件と重光駐華公使報告書』 Edited by Ryuji Hattori〕 Dozens of Chinese civilians were also killed when Japanese marines fired machine guns at protestors.〔Yuan-tsung Chen ''Return to the Middle Kingdom: One Family, Three Revolutionaries, and the Birth of Modern China'', Union Square Press, New York pp241-242〕 Some reports suggest that the incident occurred at the instigation of the Chinese Communist Party,〔「漢口事件解決に関する文書」『日本外交年表並主要文書 下』〕 however the riots were initially sparked by an altercation between Japanese marines and Chinese workers. == Background of the incident == Since about February Chinese people started to uproot and run off with trees and hedges from the mansions of wealthy people and from the Chinese gardens near the Japanese publishing company Doubunshoin just outside the Japanese concession. Before long this spread to Japanese homes. The perpetrators were mainly women and children but later adult men also turned out and hacked down the trees with axes in broad daylight. Then, when the Nanjing Incident happened on 24 March 1927 the Chinese spread exaggerated rumors about rapes of Japanese residents and they ominously suggested that if something like that happened in Hankou, they would first target young women.〔『もうひとつの南京事件』 Edited by Hideo Tanaka〕 According to Japanese reports, starting half a month before the Hankou Incident, there was a marked trend of Chinese people disrespecting the Japanese and there was a rash of burglaries affecting Japanese homes. Ricksha men forcibly compelled people to ride and when they did demanded outrageous fees, and coolies wrested luggage from Japanese people and similarly made unreasonable demands for its transport. The Chinese furthermore harassed and threw stones at women and starting a week before even started throwing rocks at naval personnel. It eventually reached the point where the Chinese were acting in an insulting manner towards the marches of the naval land forces. Several days before the incident, Tang Shengzhi ordered the evacuation of American and British residents but he advised Japanese authorities that their residents could remain as they had sufficient protection. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hankou Incident」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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