NAME: Chukaku-Ha (Nucleus or Middle Core Faction)
DATE STARTED/FIRST ACTIVE: 1957.
GOALS: Protest Japan's imperial system, Western imperialism, and events such as the Gulf War and the expansion of Tokyo's Narita Airport.
MAIN ANTI-U.S. ACTIVITIES TO DATE: None.
STRENGTH: 3,500.
OPERATIONAL LOCATIONS: Japan.
AFFILIATIONS: None.
COMMENTS: Largest domestic militant group; has small covert action wing called Kansai Revolutionary Army.
DATE STARTED/FIRST ACTIVE: 1957.
GOALS: Protest Japan's imperial system, Western imperialism, and events such as the Gulf War and the expansion of Tokyo's Narita Airport.
MAIN ANTI-U.S. ACTIVITIES TO DATE: None.
STRENGTH: 3,500.
OPERATIONAL LOCATIONS: Japan.
AFFILIATIONS: None.
COMMENTS: Largest domestic militant group; has small covert action wing called Kansai Revolutionary Army.