#18 - Chukaku-ha
Hikikomori
English - April 23, 2021 18:40 - 1 hour - 97.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsHistory Society & Culture Places & Travel history japan news murder truecrime Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This is the story of Chukaku, a far-left organisation that seeks to overthrow the capitalist structure of Japanese society. After several schisms in leftist groups, Chukaku decided to do what many others would not, and became militant.
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Sources:
October raid on Chukakuha Headquarters - Spoon & Tamago Throw Out Your Books - Japanese Radicalism and Counter-Culture blog Hidden for half a century - Sankei Ultra-leftist fugitive wanted for 1971 police slaying captured - Japan Times Terrorist Research & Analysis Consortium Wikipedia