Tag Archives: Chukaku-ha

The Kumano Festival clock tower occupation and the hauntology of Kyoto University

Posted on Dec 27, 2021 by William Andrews

Hickory, dickory, dock, The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one. The mouse ran down. Hickory, dickory, dock. Boys and girls come out to play, The moon doth shine as bright as day. Leave your supper and leave … Continue reading →

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Zengakuren wins lawsuit against Tokyo Metropolitan Police for assaulting activists

Posted on Jun 6, 2021 by William Andrews

Zengakuren, the network of student groups affiliated with the far-left Chūkaku-ha (Central Core Faction), has won its long-running lawsuit against the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Tokyo Metropolitan Police after members of the public security bureau assaulted activists arriving for a … Continue reading →

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Arrests and raids during police crackdown on New Left radicals ahead of Emperor Naruhito’s enthronement ceremony

Posted on Oct 13, 2019 by William Andrews

Ahead of Emperor Naruhito’s enthronement ceremony on 22 October, Japanese police have raided sites connected with two major left-wing groups and made arrests. On 2 October, Tokyo Metropolitan Police and Saitama Prefectural Police carried out a raid on Zenshinsha, the … Continue reading →

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Left-wing political activist Fumiaki Hoshino passes away after nearly 44 years behind bars

Posted on May 31, 2019 by William Andrews

The left-wing political activist Fumiaki Hoshino passed away on 30 May at the age of 73. Regarded by some as a political prisoner, Hoshino was recently revealed to have liver cancer and moved suddenly — and without advance notification to … Continue reading →

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Campaigners for imprisoned left-wing activist Fumiaki Hoshino hold press conference at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan

Posted on Mar 25, 2019 by William Andrews

Campaigners for the long-imprisoned left-wing activist Fumiaki Hoshino, jailed for the death of a riot police officer at a demonstration in Shibuya in 1971, held a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan on 15 March. In one … Continue reading →

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