Well technically he wasn't Nicholas II then but anyway. In 1891, Prince Nicholas (As he was then) was touring Asia when in Otsu, Japan, he was attacked by an assailant and almost killed.
What if this attempt had been successful? What would it mean for future Russo-Japanese relations (Apart from being a lot, lot worse of course)? What would this mean for Russia without Nicholas to take on the role of the Tsar? Your thoughts?
The assassination attempt occurred on 11 May 1891, while Nicholas was returning to Kyoto after a day trip to Lake Biwa in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture. He was attacked by Tsuda Sanzō (1855–1891), one of his escort policemen, who swung at the Tsarevich's face with a saber. The quick action of his cousin, Prince George of Greece and Denmark, who parried the second blow with his cane, saved his life. Tsuda then attempted to flee, but two rickshaw drivers in Nicholas's entourage chased him down and pulled him to the ground. Nicholas was left with a 9 centimeter long scar on the right side of his forehead, but his wound was not life-threatening.
What if this attempt had been successful? What would it mean for future Russo-Japanese relations (Apart from being a lot, lot worse of course)? What would this mean for Russia without Nicholas to take on the role of the Tsar? Your thoughts?