Democratic Youth League of Japan

Democratic Youth League of Japan (日本民主青年同盟, Nihon Minshu Seinen Domei; abbreviated to 民青 Minsei) is a voluntary political youth organization in Japan.

DYLJ is the youth wing of the Japanese Communist Party and a member of the World Federation of Democratic Youth. It is defined by its purpose as a "voluntary youth organization in response to a keen demand of the youth, aiming towards a better life, peace independence, democracy and social progress".[1] Its main activities are the peace movement, oppistion to tuition hikes, petitions, volunteer work and educational activities and the like.

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