November 23, 1983 (October 19) Guihai Japanese mob deliberate destruction of the Terracotta Warriors.

1983 11, 23, Yoshio Kato, Japan Osaka 21st Century Association Senior director, on behalf of the president of Matsushita to the Chinese Embassy in Japan, be damaged of the Terracotta Warriors and a Chinese cultural relics exhibition in Osaka to apologize to the Chinese side. The (lssdjt.cn)
Chinese Terracotta Warriors is the invitation of the Osaka 21st Century Association, exhibition coming to Japan to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Osaka city. Since October 1 exhibited unprecedented, and has more than 1.2 million people visited the exhibition. 23 afternoon, a mob over the iron fence, breaking the glass cupboard and pulled down a 1.92 m high, and weighs 300 kg Matrimony figurines "severely damaged, leading with figurines. The rioters were arrested on the spot.
incident, the Japanese Foreign Ministry immediately after the Chinese embassy apologized. According to reports, Prime Minister Nakasone has instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent to China to apologize. The Chinese side has the Japanese side said that the exhibition would go ahead as scheduled to end on November 30. The Japanese side said it would strengthen security work exhibited artifacts.