Japanese Red Army

LAW & CRIME

Report: 70s Leftist Bomber in Japan Confessed Before Death

Police now say that the bomber, who evaded capture for 49 years, confessed to his involvement in a bombing targeting a construction…

LAW & CRIME

50 Years On the Lam: Kirishima Satoshi, Japanese Bombing Suspect, Dies in Hospital

Kirishima Satoshi, a member of a notorious '70s terrorist group, may have finally been found after nearly 5 decades in hiding.

POLITICS

Japanese Red Army Leader Intends to Re-enter Political Arena

Shigenobu Fusako, former leader of the once-infamous Japanese Red Army, makes her first public appearance since release from two decades in prison.

HISTORY

Shigenobu Fusako, Japanese Red Army Leader, to be Released from Prison this Month

After twenty years, Shigenobu Fusako, the face of the infamous international Japanese Red Army, will see the end of her prison sentence.

WOMEN

Tanaka Mitsu and Japan’s Second Wave Feminist Movement

Bold, outspoken, and controversial. How Tanaka Mitsu became the face of the 1970s Feminist Movement in Japan - and why that rubbed…