Country: | Japan |
Anti-Imperial System National Individuals' Joint Struggle Committee | |
Native Name: | Han Tennosei Zenkoku Kojin Kyōtō - Aki no Arashi 反天皇制全国個人共闘・秋の嵐 |
Foundation: | 1987 |
Ideology: | Republicanism Communism |
Position: | Far-left |
Headquarters: | Tokyo, Japan |
was a Japanese organization advocating the abolition of the Imperial system and the establishment of a republican form. The full name is (Han Tennosei Zenkoku Kojin Kyōtō - Aki no Arashi) meaning Anti-Imperial System National Individuals' Joint Struggle Committee. The group was started in 1987 by a radical group of students at Waseda University in Tokyo and street punk rockers. They often used street performances to spread their message.[1] [2]
In 1996 members of Aki no Arashi won a lawsuit against the Tokyo Metropolitan Government for unlawful arrests and battery by Tokyo police. The events took place during a series of rallies organized by the group in 1989, after the death of Emperor Showa.[3]