Zengakuren

Founded in 1948, Zengakuren is a communist/anarchist league of students in Japan. The word Zengakuren (全学連?) is an abridgement of Zen Nihon Gakusei Jichikai Sō Rengō (全日本学生自治会総連合?) 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, the Peace Treaty Movement, and opposition to the Korean War in its first stage.