By KAHO MATSUDA/ Staff Writer
November 11, 2025 at 14:52 JST
Takeo Shimizu, the leader of the Chukaku-ha (middle core faction) radical group, speaks at a news conference on Jan. 27, 2021, in Tokyo. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The “chairman” of the Chukaku-ha (middle core faction), a radical leftist group that advocated for a communist revolution and the abolition of the imperial system, has stepped down citing "old age." [Read More]
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