japanese_red_army (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *Japanese Red Army*:
NOUN	group	Japanese Red Army, JRA, Anti-Imperialist International Brigade	a terrorist group organized in 1970 to overthrow the Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world revolution

English > *Japanese Red Army*: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaning	A terrorist group organized in 1970 to overthrow the Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world revolution; is said to have close ties with Palestinian terrorists.
Synonyms	JRA, Anti-Imperialist International Brigade
Category	terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act	The calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature
Instance of	terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO	A political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
Region	Japan, Nippon, Nihon	A constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago
Catalan	Exèrcit Roig Japonès

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