The Sekihōtai (赤報隊, "Red Herald Regiment") was a group of Japanese political extremists formed in 1868 during the Boshin War.
During the Boshin War, the Sekihōtai was formed on February 1, 1868 at Kongōrin-ji temple in Matsuoji, Ōmi Province with the support of Saigō Takamori and Iwakura Tomomi.
The 1st unit—which was under Sagara Sōzō—changed its name to Tobaku Senpo Kyodotai Sekihotai (倒幕先鋒嚮導隊赤報隊) and continued its attack along the Tosan Highway.
The full name of the group was Nippon Minzoku Dokuritsu Giyugun Betsudo Sekihōtai, which translates roughly as Blood Revenge Division of the People's Partisan Corps Working for the Independence of the Japanese Race.
This group was responsible for the death of reporter, Tomohiro Kojiri, when a member fired a shotgun at the Hanshin Bureau of the Asahi Shimbun in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture on January 24, 1987.