The Strike at the University of Hongo

The sitting president of the university, Okuchi Kazuo, ended up having to resign for health reasons after being attacked by a mob during an attempt at negotiation that went sour. As a result of this approach and general exhaustion with the violence of the strike, students and supportive faculty began to peel away from the movement. The Zen Kyoto, which was in the end a collection of several participating student groups, saw its participants dwindle. By mid-month, only Yasuda Hall, now covered in red banners in the giant portrait of Chairman Mao, and a few other buildings on the main Hongo campus were still under the control of the strikers. On January 18, 8500 riot police descended onto