[3] On January 8, 1932, the Japanese Emperor Shōwa was targeted by a grenade attack by Korean independence activist Lee Bong-chang during a military inspection in Yoyogi, Tokyo, an event reported by the Min-kuo Jih-pao.

The paper's headline about the unsuccessful assassination attempt by a Korean youth, with the subheading "Unfortunately, only the secondary car was damaged", was seen by the Japanese as an insult to the Emperor, leading to significant discontent.

On January 12, the Japanese Consul General in Shanghai issued a strong protest, demanding the newspaper to correct its report and apologise, and to punish those responsible.

They protested against an article published by the Min-kuo Jih-pao about an attempted assassination of the Japanese emperor, and demanded that the newspaper apologise to the Marine Corps headquarters in Shanghai with a personal letter of apology.

[3]On January 23, Min-kuo Jih-pao responded that the news was published based on reports from all sides and, upon declaration that it did not align with facts, would immediately be corrected.

Following a statement from the headquarters of the Japanese Navy Marine Corps, the aforementioned report was found to be inconsistent with the facts, and is hereby corrected with an expression of regret.

[8] After the meeting, Chinese directors protested to Fessenden, who pointed out that British and American forces in Shanghai was insufficient to stop Japan and that to prevent further deterioration of the situation, such measures had to be taken.

[9] On January 27, in accordance with Japan's demands, the Chinese government suspended the publication of the Min-kuo Jih-pao and the Foreign Minister Chen Youren, along with Sun Ke, resigned.