| 1955 |
July |
Sixth National Conference of Japan Communist Party (JCP) |
| 1956 |
March |
USSR 20th Congress of the Communist Party criticizes Stalin |
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October |
Hungarian revolution |
| 1957 |
January |
Founding of Japan Revolutionary Communist League (JRCL) |
| 1958-59 |
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Stalinists defeated in many university cells |
| 1958 |
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First split of JRCL: criticism of dogmatization of Trotskyism (dispute over “unconditional support of the USSR as degenerated workers’ state”) |
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December |
Founding of Communist League (CL) |
| 1959 |
August |
Second split of JRCL: criticism of dogmatization of Trotskyism (dispute over entrism), Founding of the Japan Revolutionary Communist League-National Committee (JRCL-NC): “Proletarian world revolution against imperialism, against Stalinism” |
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September |
Publication of the national organ paper of JRCL-NC, Zenshin (“Forward”) |
| 1960 |
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Founding of Marxist Student League (MSL), playing an important role in Ampo struggle (struggle against Japan-US Security Treaty) together with CL |
| 1961 |
January |
Marxist Workers’ Youth League (MWYL) founded. |
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March |
Revolutionary wing of CL joins JRCL |
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1st National Congress of JRCL-NC |
| 1961 |
September |
USSR’s resumption of nuclear bomb testing; JCP supports USSR’s nuclear testing. |
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JRCL’s struggle against nuclear bomb testing of the USA and the USSR |
| 1962 |
September |
Third National Committee Meeting of JRCL: resolutions on “defense and creation of militant labor movement”, “construction of regional committees of JRCL” and “revolutionary united front”, “creation of workers’ party in place of JSP and JCP,” thus establishing the underlying stand point of Doro-Chiba, and resulting in dropping-off of Kakumaru-faction (Kuroda, Matsuzaki and others), who feared practice of militant labor movement |
| 1964 |
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Struggle against the visit of a US nuclear submarine |
| 1965 |
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Struggle against the Japan Korea Treaty |
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August |
Sohyo, the then main stream national trade union center under influence of the Japan Socialist Party (JSP), founds Anti-War Youth Committees (AWYC) in the youth sections of its affiliate labor unions; JCRL-NC and MWYL extend their influence among young workers in the AWYCs |
| 1966 |
August |
Third Convention of JRCL: Programmatic Recognition of Today – “Beginning of the fundamental shaking of the post-war world system of imperialism and Stalinism” “Historical bankruptcy of Stalinism” “System crisis of Japanese imperialism” “Proletarian world revolution against imperialism and Stalinism” |
| 1967 |
February -July |
Struggle against expansion of Tachikawa US air base in Sunagawa area |
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October 8 |
Haneda Struggle against Prime minister Sato’s visit to Vietnam: “Seven months of great upsurge” launched, including Haneda, Sasebo (against a US nuclear carrier), Sanrizuka (against the construction of Narita Airport), Oji (against US field hospital in Tokyo) |
| 1968 |
October 21 |
Shinjuku Struggle against US jet fuel transportation (Anti-Riot Law invoked) |
| 1969 |
Januarry |
Tokyo University Struggle (Occupation of Yasuda Auditorium); a series of nationwide campus struggles (Nihon University etc.) |
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April |
Okinawa Struggle (Anti-Subversive Activity Law invoked, arrests of HONDA Nobuyoshi, general secretary of JRCL, and other comrades) |
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October -November |
“The First November Battle”, an elementary form of armed struggle with slogans: “Take back Okinawa! Crush Japan-US Security Treaty! Down with Japanese Imperialism.” |
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Students organization and youth sections of labor unions, including public sector unions and many unions in the key industries rose up. |
| 1970 |
June |
Ampo (Japan-US Security Treaty) Struggle: mass mobilization by revolutionary left wing forces surpassing JSP and Japan Communist Party (JCP) and Sohyo, |
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July |
Militant Chinese activist group (in Japan) criticize JRCL for inadequacy of solidarity actions and strategy with Asian people; JRCL’s self-criticism |
| 1971 |
February-Septempte |
r Sanrizuka Struggle against farmland expropriation for Narita Airport construction for military use |
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November |
“The Second November Battle” against ratification of Okinawa Return Treaty (Anti-Subversive Activity Law invoked for the second time) |
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November 14 |
Shibuya Riot: comrade HOSHINO Fumiaki later arrested and detained in prison for 35 years in alleged charge for killing a policeman |
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December 4 |
Two students of Chukaku (MSL) assassinated by Kakumaru: Dual confrontation against the state power and Kakumaru begins |
| 1973 |
September |
JRCL turns offensive against Kakumaru |
| 1975 |
March 14 |
Comrade Honda assassinated by Kakumaru; JRCL formulates “Preemptive Strategy of Civil War” and launch revenge offensive against Kakumaru |
| 1977 |
August |
District Chiba of Doro (now Doro-Chiba) fights against jet fuel transportation to Narita Airport |
| 1979 |
March |
District Chiba becomes Doro-Chiba as a result of separation from Doro National dominated by Kakumaru |
| 1981 |
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Fifth Convention of JRCL, Advance to the second phase of the “Preemptive Strategy” for overall development of National Railway Struggle and Sanrizuka Struggle |
| 1985 |
October |
Sanrizuka Struggle against airport construction in the second period |
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November |
Strike of Doro-Chiba against the Division and Privatization of Japan National Railways (JNR) |
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November 29 |
Chukaku students fight Asakusa-bashi Battle (attack on a JNR station) to support Doro-Chiba |
| 1986 |
May |
Rocket was launched to protest Summit Talks taking place in Geihin-kan (guesthouse) in the midst of Tokyo; Police declaration of “annihilation of radicals, especially of JRCL” |
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October |
“October Challenge”, a series of attacks on political targets to fight back state power repression on JRCL |
| 1989 |
Septembe |
r Comrade HASEGAWA Hidenori elected as Metropolitan Parliament member from Suginami Ward |
| 1990 |
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Sanrizuka/Emperor Struggle |
| 1991 |
May |
JRCL formulates “May Theses” to “develop labor union activities |
| 1994 |
June |
Publication of a “Series of Marxist Essential Literature Textbooks” begins |
| 1995 |
Autumn |
19th National Committee Meeting of JRCL |
| 1997 |
December |
20thNational Committee Meeting of JRCL; Chair SHIMIZU Takeo and General Secretary AMADA Mikio elected and publicly announced |
| 1999 |
November |
Annual November Workers’ Rally started to promote a formation of a new current of militant labor movement under the auspice of three militant labor unions, including Doro-Chiba |
| 2001 |
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Sixth National Convention of JRCL: Declaration of a victory over counter-revolutionary Kakumaru and its head KURODA |
| 2003 |
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New Guiding Line formulated to promote activities in labor unions |
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December |
Marxist Workers’ Youth League re-started |
| 2006 |
March |
“Party Revolution” launched by the initiative of workers’ comrades of West Japan: for the establishment of revolutionary party based on working class and workers’ struggle in labor movement (labor unions) |
| 2007 |
January |
Party line of Class-struggle Labor Movement established |
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July |
“July Theses” formulated to clarify the core role of proletarian dictatorship |
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Autumn |
Shiokawa group drops out of JRCL in opposition to “Class-struggle Labor Movement” and “July Theses” |
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December |
West Japan party organization of JRCL reconstructed and elects leading committee composed mainly of workers’ comrades |
| 2009 |
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July San Francisco International Labor Conference |
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September |
25th National Committee Meeting of JRCL: the draft program of JRCL adopted |
