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Mercenaries of Global Terror: Shigenobu Fusako and the Japanese Red Army
Shigenobu Fusako vowed to take the Japanese Red Army global. Her mission ended with dozens of innocent deaths.
November 15, 2021
Shigenobu Fusako vowed to take the Japanese Red Army global. Her mission ended with dozens of innocent deaths.
The disintegration of a far-left paramilitary group led to a standoff that was watched on live TV by 90% of the country – and that changed Japanese politics for decades.
Pushed underground by vigilant police surveillance, Japan’s militant far left went down a dark path that would tarnish its name in infamy for decades to come.
Bombings, battles with the police, hijackings. Read about the Japanese Red Army – the revolutionary group that would shock Japan to its core.
How a string of violent attacks and a shifting political landscape spelled the end for the Japanese Red Army.
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