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Ex-Japanese Communist Party chief Fuwa dies at 95

Japanese Communist Party chief Tetsuzo Fuwa (R) shakes hands with Chinese President Jiang Zemin in Beijing in July 1998. Fuwa died on Dec. 30, 2025, aged 95.

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Ex-Japanese Communist Party chief Fuwa dies at 95

Former Japanese Communist Party chief Tetsuzo Fuwa gives an interview in Tokyo in September 2018. He died on Dec. 30, 2025, aged 95.

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Ex-Japanese Communist Party chief Fuwa dies at 95

Former Japanese Communist Party chief Tetsuzo Fuwa gives an interview in Tokyo in September 2018. He died on Dec. 30, 2025, aged 95.

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Politicians pay tribute to the late JCP leader Kenji Miyamoto

TOKYO, Japan - Representatives of major political parties in Japan pay tribute to the late Japanese Communist Party leader Kenji Miyamoto at a memorial service held in Tokyo on Aug. 6. From L to R: JCP chairman Kazuo Shii, House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono, former JCP Chairman Tetsuzo Fuwa, Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Hidenao Nakagawa (two persons away from Fuwa), Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama and New Komeito deputy leader Chikara Sakaguchi.

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Fuwa quits as JCP's Central Committee chairman

ATAMI, Japan - Tetsuzo Fuwa, the opposition Japanese Communist Party's top executive, says he will quit as chairman of the Central Committee due to old age at the close of the party's 24th convention in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 14.

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Fuwa quits as JCP's Central Committee chairman

ATAMI, Japan - Tetsuzo Fuwa (R, front), 75, the opposition Japanese Communist Party's top executive, says Jan. 14 he will quit as chairman of the Central Committee due to old age. His withdrawal was approved at the close of the party's four-day convention in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, the same day.

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Japanese Communist Party holds convention

ATAMI, Japan - Japanese Communist Party Central Committee Chairman Tetsuzo Fuwa addresses the delegates at the opening session of a four-day party convention that began at Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 11.

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Japanese Communist Party holds convention

ATAMI, Japan - Japanese Communist Party Central Committee Chairman Tetsuzo Fuwa addresses the opening session of a four-day party convention held at Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 11.

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JCP starts 'historic' convention to revise platform

ATAMI, Japan - Tetsuzo Fuwa, chairman of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP), addresses a party convention held in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 13. What JCP calls a ''historic'' convention is aimed to revise its 43-year-old platform to formally transform itself from a revolutionary party.

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China's Li meets JCP leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing (R) meets with Tetsuzo Fuwa (2nd from L), chairman of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) Central Committee, and Kazuo Shii (L), chairman of the party's Presidium, at party headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 11.

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Communist Party chief Fuwa not to run in general election

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsuzo Fuwa, chairman of the Japanese Communist Party's (JCP) Central Committee, tells reporters at the Diet building in Tokyo on Feb. 14 that he will not run in the next general election. Fuwa, however, retains the party's top post.

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Communist Party chief Fuwa to retire from politics

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsuzo Fuwa (file photo), chairman of the Japanese Communist Party's (JCP) Central Committee, will not be running in the next general election, the party announced Feb. 14. The announcement suggests Fuwa, 73, will effectively retire from politics, party sources said.

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JCP's Fuwa meets with President Jiang

BEIJING, China - Tetsuzo Fuwa (L), chairman of the Central Committee of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP), shake hands with Chinese President Jiang Zemin at the start of their meeting in Beijing on Aug. 28.

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Opposition leaders agree on no-confidence motion against Mori

TOKYO, Japan - The leaders of four opposition parties -- the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), the Liberal Party (LP), the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) -- meet the press Nov. 18 after agreeing on a no-confidence motion against the cabinet of Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori. The SDP's Takako Doi (L), LP's Ichiro Ozawa (2nd from L), DPJ's Yukio Hatoyama (2nd from R) and JCP's Tetsuzo Fuwa (R) agreed to submit the motion to the Diet on Nov. 20.

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Zhu meets JCP leader Fuwa

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (R) shakes hands with Tetsuzo Fuwa, chairman of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) Presidium, before their talks at the State Guesthouse in Tokyo on Oct. 15. Zhu arrived in Tokyo on Oct. 12 for a six-day official visit to Japan.

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Party heads debate policies ahead of official campaigning

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of Japan's political parties debated policies at the National Press Club in Tokyo on June 12, ahead of official campaigning for the June 25 election, which starts June 13. Left to right are Chikage Ogi of the New Conservative Party, Takenori Kanzaki of the New Komeito party, Yoshiro Mori of the Liberal Democratic Party, Yukio Hatoyama of the Democratic Party of Japan, Tetsuzo Fuwa of the Japanese Communist Party, Ichiro Ozawa of the Liberal Party, and Takako Doi of the Social Democratic Party.

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Japan Communist Party chief takes to streets

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Communist Party Chairman Tetsuzo Fuwa addresses voters near JR Tokyo Station after the House of Representatives was dissolved for a June 25 general election.

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Opposition parties to submit no-confidence motion

TOKYO, Japan - The leaders of the opposition parties in Japan's parliament meet at the Diet building May 23, where they agreed to jointly submit a no-confidence motion against the cabinet of Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori over a controversial remark Mori made saying Japan is a divine nation centering on the emperor. (From L to R, Takako Doi of the Social Democratic Party, Tetsuzo Fuwa of the Japanese Communist Party, Yukio Hatoyama of the Democratic Party of Japan, and Ichiro Ozawa of the Liberal Party.

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Japanese Diet starts 'prime minister's question time'

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (R-standing) speaks in a trial debate session at the Diet on Nov. 10 with the heads of opposition political parties, modeled on Britain's weekly 'prime minister's question time.' Opposite Obuchi sit Yukio Hatoyama (from L), leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, Takako Doi, chairwoman of the Social Democratic Party, and Tetsuzo Fuwa, presidium head of the Japanese Communist Party.

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JCP chief meets the press

Tetsuzo Fuwa (L), chairman of the Japan Communist Party, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday June 11 on the agreement his party reached with the Chinese Communist Party to restore their ties severed 31 years ago. Fuwa said he will visit Beijing for a meeting with President Jiang Zemin in late July or early August. Seated at right is Kazuo Shii, chief of the party's secretariat.

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China Vice Pres. Hu attends dinner

Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao (2nd from right in the back) speaks at a dinner party in Tokyo on April 22 hosted by Japanese Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi (sitting beside him in right). Japanese Communist Party chief Tetsuzo Fuwa is at left in foreground. Hu arrived in Tokyo the previous day for a six-day official visit.

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Japanese Communist Party holds convention

ATAMI, Japan - Japanese Communist Party Central Committee Chairman Tetsuzo Fuwa addresses the delegates at the opening session of a four-day party convention that began at Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 11. (Kyodo)

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Japanese Communist Party holds convention

ATAMI, Japan - Japanese Communist Party Central Committee Chairman Tetsuzo Fuwa addresses the opening session of a four-day party convention held at Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 11. (Kyodo)

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Fuwa quits as JCP's Central Committee chairman

ATAMI, Japan - Tetsuzo Fuwa, the opposition Japanese Communist Party's top executive, says he will quit as chairman of the Central Committee due to old age at the close of the party's 24th convention in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 14. (Kyodo)

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Fuwa quits as JCP's Central Committee chairman

ATAMI, Japan - Tetsuzo Fuwa (R, front), 75, the opposition Japanese Communist Party's top executive, says Jan. 14 he will quit as chairman of the Central Committee due to old age. His withdrawal was approved at the close of the party's four-day convention in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, the same day. (Kyodo)

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Politicians pay tribute to the late JCP leader Kenji Miyamoto

TOKYO, Japan - Representatives of major political parties in Japan pay tribute to the late Japanese Communist Party leader Kenji Miyamoto at a memorial service held in Tokyo on Aug. 6. From L to R: JCP chairman Kazuo Shii, House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono, former JCP Chairman Tetsuzo Fuwa, Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Hidenao Nakagawa (two persons away from Fuwa), Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama and New Komeito deputy leader Chikara Sakaguchi. (Kyodo)

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JCP's Fuwa meets with President Jiang

BEIJING, China - Tetsuzo Fuwa (L), chairman of the Central Committee of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP), shake hands with Chinese President Jiang Zemin at the start of their meeting in Beijing on Aug. 28. (Kyodo)

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Party heads debate policies ahead of official campaigning

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of Japan's political parties debated policies at the National Press Club in Tokyo on June 12, ahead of official campaigning for the June 25 election, which starts June 13. Left to right are Chikage Ogi of the New Conservative Party, Takenori Kanzaki of the New Komeito party, Yoshiro Mori of the Liberal Democratic Party, Yukio Hatoyama of the Democratic Party of Japan, Tetsuzo Fuwa of the Japanese Communist Party, Ichiro Ozawa of the Liberal Party, and Takako Doi of the Social Democratic Party.

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Ex-JCP Central Committee chairman Fuwa speaks at nat'l press club

Former Japanese Communist Party Central Committee chairman Tetsuzo Fuwa speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former JCP chief makes stump speech

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsuzo Fuwa, 84-year-old former chairman of the Central Committee of the Japanese Communist Party, makes a stump speech, his first in nine years, on Dec. 10, 2014, in Kyoto, western Japan, to seek support for the party in the Dec. 14 general election. (Kyodo)

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Former JCP chief makes stump speech

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsuzo Fuwa, 84-year-old former chairman of the Central Committee of the Japanese Communist Party, waves during a stump speech, his first in nine years, on Dec. 10, 2014, in Kyoto, western Japan, to seek support for the party in the Dec. 14 general election. (Kyodo)

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JCP starts 'historic' convention to revise platform

ATAMI, Japan - Tetsuzo Fuwa, chairman of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP), addresses a party convention held in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 13. What JCP calls a ''historic'' convention is aimed to revise its 43-year-old platform to formally transform itself from a revolutionary party. (Kyodo)

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China's Li meets JCP leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing (R) meets with Tetsuzo Fuwa (2nd from L), chairman of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) Central Committee, and Kazuo Shii (L), chairman of the party's Presidium, at party headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 11. (Kyodo)

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Communist Party chief Fuwa to retire from politics

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsuzo Fuwa (file photo), chairman of the Japanese Communist Party's (JCP) Central Committee, will not be running in the next general election, the party announced Feb. 14. The announcement suggests Fuwa, 73, will effectively retire from politics, party sources said. (Kyodo)

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JCP reorganizes leadership

ATAMI, Japan - Tetsuzo Fuwa (C), who became chairman of the Japanese Communist Party's (JCP's) Central Committee at a party convention that closed Nov. 24 in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, meets the press, along with Kazuo Shii (L), who replaced Fuwa as Presidium chairman, and Tadayoshi Ichida, who succeeded Shii as head of the Secretariat.

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Opposition leaders agree on no-confidence motion against Mori

TOKYO, Japan - The leaders of four opposition parties -- the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), the Liberal Party (LP), the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) -- meet the press Nov. 18 after agreeing on a no-confidence motion against the cabinet of Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori. The SDP's Takako Doi (L), LP's Ichiro Ozawa (2nd from L), DPJ's Yukio Hatoyama (2nd from R) and JCP's Tetsuzo Fuwa (R) agreed to submit the motion to the Diet on Nov. 20.

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Zhu meets JCP leader Fuwa

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (R) shakes hands with Tetsuzo Fuwa, chairman of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) Presidium, before their talks at the State Guesthouse in Tokyo on Oct. 15. Zhu arrived in Tokyo on Oct. 12 for a six-day official visit to Japan.

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Japan Communist Party chief takes to streets

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Communist Party Chairman Tetsuzo Fuwa addresses voters near JR Tokyo Station after the House of Representatives was dissolved for a June 25 general election.

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Opposition parties to submit no-confidence motion

TOKYO, Japan - The leaders of the opposition parties in Japan's parliament meet at the Diet building May 23, where they agreed to jointly submit a no-confidence motion against the cabinet of Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori over a controversial remark Mori made saying Japan is a divine nation centering on the emperor. (From L to R, Takako Doi of the Social Democratic Party, Tetsuzo Fuwa of the Japanese Communist Party, Yukio Hatoyama of the Democratic Party of Japan, and Ichiro Ozawa of the Liberal Party.

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Japan, China Communists promote friendship

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese Communist Party (JCP) Presidium Chairman Tetsuzo Fuwa (R) shakes hands with Li Chengren, deputy head of the Chinese Communist Party's International Liaison Department (L), who leads a six-member mission, at the JCP's head office in Tokyo on Jan. 23. The two parties mended relations in July 1998, more than 30 years after they severed ties in 1967, following the Chinese Communists' ideological shift and the start of the Cultural Revolution in 1966.

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Japanese Diet starts 'prime minister's question time'

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (R-standing) speaks in a trial debate session at the Diet on Nov. 10 with the heads of opposition political parties, modeled on Britain's weekly 'prime minister's question time.' Opposite Obuchi sit Yukio Hatoyama (from L), leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, Takako Doi, chairwoman of the Social Democratic Party, and Tetsuzo Fuwa, presidium head of the Japanese Communist Party.

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JCP chief meets the press

Tetsuzo Fuwa (L), chairman of the Japan Communist Party, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday June 11 on the agreement his party reached with the Chinese Communist Party to restore their ties severed 31 years ago. Fuwa said he will visit Beijing for a meeting with President Jiang Zemin in late July or early August. Seated at right is Kazuo Shii, chief of the party's secretariat. ==Kyodo

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China Vice Pres. Hu attends dinn

Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao (2nd from right in the back) speaks at a dinner party in Tokyo on April 22 hosted by Japanese Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi (sitting beside him in right). Japanese Communist Party chief Tetsuzo Fuwa is at left in foreground. Hu arrived in Tokyo the previous day for a six-day official visit.