Tag Archives: Yodogo Group

Trailer released for feature-length documentary about Red Army activists

Posted on May 9, 2018 by William Andrews

The first trailer has appeared for Red Army People (Sekigun no Hitobito), a new feature-length documentary about former activists from Sekigun-ha (Red Army Faction) and related groups. Director Shingō Magome has filmed it over the course of several years as … Continue reading →

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Yodogō hijackers launch website to publicise campaign to return from North Korea to Japan

Posted on Dec 18, 2017 by William Andrews

The Yodogō Group of former Sekigun-ha (Red Army Faction) hijackers has launched a new website to publicise its campaign to return home to Japan. The group famously committed Japan’s first airliner hijacking in early 1970, taking over Japan Airlines Flight … Continue reading →

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English translation of Kōji Takazawa’s landmark book about Yodogō hijackers released in July 2017

Posted on Apr 16, 2017 by William Andrews

A useful resource about one of the most complex and misunderstood areas of the Japanese New Left will finally be available in English. Moreover, though issued by an academic publisher, it will not be prohibitively expensive for the general reader … Continue reading →

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Visiting a Japanese Village in North Korea

Posted on Jun 14, 2015 by William Andrews

Examining the fate of Japan’s most famous hijackers and where they are today. Continue reading →

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Sekigun-ha Red Army Faction Yodogō Group hijackers launch Twitter account

Posted on Oct 1, 2014 by William Andrews

It had to happen one day. The so-called Yodogō Group, the Sekigun-ha (Red Army Faction) radicals now living in North Korea since they carried off Japan’s first hijacking in 1970, are now on Twitter. Well, kind of. They have only … Continue reading →

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