Communist Workers Party (Japan)
The Communist Workers Party (Japanese: 共産主義労働者党) was a pro-Soviet communist party in Japan. It was founded in November 1966 and split into three factions in December 1971. The party published the newspaper Toitsu between February 1967 and December 1971.[1]
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| Founders | Tomochika Naito Masumi Shirakawa Momo Ida |
| Founded | November 1966 |
| Dissolved | December 1971 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
| Newspaper | Toitsu |
| Student wing | Proletarian Student Alliance |
| Youth wing | Proletarian Youth Alliance |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism |
| Political position | Far-left |
The youth wing of the party was the Proletarian Youth League and its student branch was the Proletarian Student League.
References
- Tōkyō Daigaku. Annals of the Institute of Social Science. Tokyo, Japan: The Institute, University of Tōkyō, 1966. p. 109
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