East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front
The East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front (東アジア反日武装戦線, Higashi Ajia Hannichi Busō Sensen, EAAJAF) was a Japanese New Left terrorist organization that existed from 1972 to 1975.
| East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front 東アジア反日武装戦線 | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Masashi Daidōji |
| Dates of operation | 1972–1975 |
| Motives | Anti-Japanese revolution against the Japanese state, Japanese corporations, and historic Japanese imperialism. |
| Active regions | Japan |
| Ideology | Anarchism Anti-imperialism Anti-Japaneseism |
| Notable attacks | 1974 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries bombing |
The EAAJAF self-identified as a leftist group that espoused Anti-Japaneseism ideology of revolution against the Japanese state, corporations, and symbols of Japanese imperialism, and was classified as a far-left illegal group inspired by anti-Japanese anarchism. The EAAJAF committed a series of bombings as three cells during the early 1970s, including the 1974 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries bombing, until it was disbanded when most of its membership were arrested by Japanese authorities.
Some members joined the Japanese Red Army.
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