Japan Socialist Youth League, Liberation Faction
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The Japan Socialist Youth League, Liberation Faction (日本社会主義青年同盟解放派, Nihon Shakaishugi Seinen Dо̄mei Kaihо̄ Ha), usually abbreviated Kaihо̄-ha ("Liberation Faction"), was a Japanese radical Marxist group active in the 1960s and 1970s as part of the Japanese New Left. Kaihо̄-ha had a young workers wing and a student wing. Their student wing was called the "Anti-Imperialist Student Council" (反帝学生評議会, Hantei Gakusei Hyо̄gikai). They wore blue helmets when engaging with hand-to-hand combat with other radical groups or the police.
Japan Socialist Youth League, Liberation Faction 日本社会主義青年同盟解放派 Nihon Shakaishugi Seinen Dо̄mei Kaihо̄-ha | |
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Abbreviation | Kaihо̄-ha |
Founded | 1965 |
Dissolved | 1981 (internal schism) |
Preceded by | Japan Socialist Youth League (internal schism) |
Succeeded by | Revolutionary Workers' Association Liberation Faction National Council |
Ideology | Communism Marxism Luxemburgism |
Political position | Far-left |
Colors | Blue |
Kaihо̄-ha played a major role in several of the protest movements of the era, including the 1968-69 Japanese university protests and the Sanrizuka Struggle against the construction of Narita Airport.