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The Japanese red army

Japanese Red Army: Origins, Objectives, Ideology By: Sahba Saravi

Overview University students aggravated with post WWII conditions Offshoot of the Japanese Communist Party, evolved from three different groups Anarchic left-wing militant group Goal of global communist revolution

Sekigun- Ha (Red Army) 1969 Created when Shiomi broke away from JCP Declared world revolution would occur Sep. 1 1970 Rengo Sekigun (United Red Army) 1970 Merged with Keihin Ampo Kyoto Nihon Sekigun (Japanese Red Army) Largest fragment left from Katuisawa events

Ideology Marxist-Leninist ideology Leading member Fusako Shigenobu grew up poor and became a communist in university Craving for modernization w/ connection to tradition Distasted restrictions imposed on Japan post WWII Imposed Samurai Moral Code

Objectives Revolutionize the nation and eventually the world based on Marxist ideology Eliminate poverty & embrace equality Tackle government corruption Terminate U.S military presence in Japan & Vietnam Communism allowed these goals to take place in society

Leadership in the jra By: Max Workman

Leaders Primarily led by: Fusako Shigenobu Takeshi Okudaira.

Fusako Shigenobu Joined Red Army Faction as a student, left because of political issues She was a co-founder of the Lebanon branch which was the Japanese Red Army. One of the few females given power in Japanese groups.

Takeshi Okudaira Founded the JRA with Shigenobu in 1972. Was killed on May 30, 1972, in the Lod Airport Massacre which left 26 people dead and 80 others wounded. Reported to be dating/engaged/married to Shigenobu but other sources say that this relationship was a lie.

Support and Recruitment By: Jessica Colbourn

Monetary support Funded themselves through bank and post office robberies. Included: hijacking planes and blowing up refineries. “Precision planning” Support

Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) External support Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Supported the JRA’s goal of revolution Provided the JRA with guerilla training Helped launch numerous terrorist attacks along side the JRA. Ex: Lod Airport Massacre 1972

recruitment Recruitment of college students and young workers. Selectively looking for individuals from private and exclusive universities. Use of propaganda and recruitment films

Strategy, targets and methods By: Brooke Tavel

Strategy Believed in the practice of mass casualties, along with public displays of power and threat to the community.

Lod massacre Most notable and deadly attack carried out by the JRA: May 30, 1972 – 3 members attacked the airport with gun and grenades. 26 killed, at least 80 injured.

Attacks Types of carried out and planned attacks: Plane hijackings North Korea Hostages AIA Building takeover, 1975 Bombings Naples, April 1988

The organization was disbanded. Conclusion Though, the JRA conducted several “successful” attacks, the organization was not successful in it’s overall goal of overthrowing the Japanese government with the attempt at a Revolution. The organization was disbanded.