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Also known as Nippon Sekigun, JRA
communist militant group founded by Fusako Shigenobu early in 1971 in Lebanon
Key facts
- Leader
- Fusako Shigenobu Tsuyoshi Okudaira
- Dates of operation
- 1971–2001, (30 years)
- Motives
- Proletarian revolution in Japan, World revolution
- Active regions
- Japan, Middle East, Europe, South Asia, Southeast Asia
- Ideology
- Communism Marxism–Leninism Maoism Anti-fascism Anti-imperialism Anti-Zionism
- Political position
- Far-left
- Notable attacks
- Lod Airport massacre , Japan Airlines Flight 404 , Japan Airlines Flight 472 , Malaysian Airline System Flight 653 (suspected)
- Status
- Defunct
- Allies
- State allies: , North Korea , Libya , Syria , Non-state allies: , Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
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Categories
1971 establishments in LebanonCold War history of JapanCommunist organizations in JapanCommunist terrorismDefunct communist militant groupsDefunct organizations designated as terroristFar-left politics in JapanGuerrilla organizationsJapanese Red ArmyOrganizations formerly designated as terrorist by the United StatesRepublicanism in Japan