Does Japan breed leaders? Does it even need to?
A panel of four men at the tops of their fields discusses what it means to be a leader and comes to the conclusion that Japan doesn’t necessarily breed them.
Imprisoned Japanese Red Army founder Shigenobu holds out hope for revolution
The imprisoned founder of the Japanese Red Army admits her efforts to bring revolution to Japan in the 1970s and '80s ended in failure but she remains optimistic that public protest can check government moves to alter the pacifist Constitution. "I think Japanese people are ...
Ruling on Red Army member over 1986 Jakarta attack set for Nov. 24
A court ruling on a Japanese Red Army member charged with attempted murder in a 1986 mortar attack on the Japanese Embassy in Jakarta was scheduled for Nov. 24 after his trial in the Tokyo District Court concluded Tuesday. While Tsutomu Shirosaki denied involvement in ...
Tokyo police arrest a Japanese Red Army member for attempted arson associated with a 1986 mortar attack in Indonesia as he returns to Japan following his release from a U.S. prison.
The U.S. prepares to deport a member of the Japanese Red Army who was imprisoned for a 1986 mortar attack on the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta.
Mei Shigenobu's words continue the fight for her mother's cause
On her 8th birthday, Mei Shigenobu's mother sat her daughter down and told her that she was the leader of the Japanese Red Army Faction, a group of revolutionary Marxists fighting to violently overthrow global capitalism. It was part of a very unconventional childhood. Mei ...
