Democratic Youth League of Japan
| Democratic Youth League of Japan | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 5 April 1923 |
| Headquarters | 4 Kamiyama, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0047, Japan |
| Membership | 9,500 (2017) |
| Mother party | Japanese Communist Party |
| International affiliation | World Federation of Democratic Youth (formerly) |
| Website | www |
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The Democratic Youth League of Japan (日本民主青年同盟, Nihon Minshu Seinen Domei), abbreviated DYLJ or Minsei (民青, みんせい), is a political youth organization in Japan. It is the youth wing of the Japanese Communist Party, as well as an organizational body of Zengakuren. Minsei describes itself 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". Its main activities are the peace movement, opposition to tuition hikes, petitions, volunteer work and educational activities and the like.