Japan Revolutionary Communist League
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The Japan Revolutionary Communist League (Japanese
: 日本革命的共産主義者同盟 Nihon Kakumeiteki Kyōsansugisha Dōmei) (JRCL) is a Trotskyist group in Japan
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Several small groups split from the Japanese Communist Party
(JCP) following the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. They attended a congress in 1957 and agreed to unite as the JRCL. Although Japan
had no history of Trotskyist organisations, they affiliated with the International Secretariat of the Fourth International, while also making contact with the U.S. Socialist Workers Party.
Many of the organisation's founder member were active in the All-Japan Federation of Student Autonomous Associations
, and had disagreed with the JCP policy forbidding the student group from developing any political lines distinct from the party. The JRCL came to control the student organisation for most of the remainder of its history.
Other members initially attempted to work within the JCP, but leading member Kyoji Nishi was expelled in 1958. The following year, the party split, with dissidents including Kuroda Kan'ichi
forming the Japan Revolutionary Communist League National Committee.
The remainder of the party instead attempted entrism within the Japan Socialist Party. This continued until 1968, when the group re-established itself openly, after it had gained members during anti-Vietnam War
protests. It remained part of the international Trotskyist movement, becoming part of the United Secretariat of the Fourth International (USFI).
The party increasingly turned to work in the trade unions, with some success. In 1991, it was demoted to sympathiser status within the USFI.
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: 日本革命的共産主義者同盟 Nihon Kakumeiteki Kyōsansugisha Dōmei) (JRCL) is a Trotskyist group in Japan
Japan
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Several small groups split from the Japanese Communist Party
Japanese Communist Party
The Japanese Communist Party is a left-wing political party in Japan.The JCP advocates the establishment of a society based on socialism, democracy and peace, and opposition to militarism...
(JCP) following the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. They attended a congress in 1957 and agreed to unite as the JRCL. Although Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
had no history of Trotskyist organisations, they affiliated with the International Secretariat of the Fourth International, while also making contact with the U.S. Socialist Workers Party.
Many of the organisation's founder member were active in the All-Japan Federation of Student Autonomous Associations
Zengakuren
Founded in 1948, Zengakuren is a communist / anarchist league of students in Japan. The word is an abridgement of which literally means “All-Japan League of Student Self-Government.” Notable for organizing protests and marches, Zengakuren has been involved in Japan’s Anti-Red Purge Movement,...
, and had disagreed with the JCP policy forbidding the student group from developing any political lines distinct from the party. The JRCL came to control the student organisation for most of the remainder of its history.
Other members initially attempted to work within the JCP, but leading member Kyoji Nishi was expelled in 1958. The following year, the party split, with dissidents including Kuroda Kan'ichi
Kuroda Kan'ichi
was a 20th century Japanese philosopher and social theorist. Born in Fuchū, Tokyo as the son of a doctor, he began studying Marxist philosophy at the age of twenty, in 1947, following the defeat of Japan and the subsequent U.S. occupation of Japan. At this time the workers movement in Japan was...
forming the Japan Revolutionary Communist League National Committee.
The remainder of the party instead attempted entrism within the Japan Socialist Party. This continued until 1968, when the group re-established itself openly, after it had gained members during anti-Vietnam War
Opposition to the Vietnam War
The movement against US involvment in the in Vietnam War began in the United States with demonstrations in 1964 and grew in strength in later years. The US became polarized between those who advocated continued involvement in Vietnam, and those who wanted peace. Peace movements consisted largely of...
protests. It remained part of the international Trotskyist movement, becoming part of the United Secretariat of the Fourth International (USFI).
The party increasingly turned to work in the trade unions, with some success. In 1991, it was demoted to sympathiser status within the USFI.