Hyōgikai

The Council of Japanese Labor Unions (日本労働組合評議会, Nihon Rōdō Kumiai Hyōgikai; commonly known as the Hyōgikai) was a militant, communist-aligned trade union federation in Japan that existed from 1925 to 1928. Formed in the aftermath of a major split in the Sōdōmei (Japanese Federation of Labor), the Hyōgikai represented the radical wing of the Japanese labor movement in the mid-1920s. Characterized by its advocacy of class struggle, its close ties to the Japanese Communist Party (JCP), and its intense rivalry with the more moderate Sōdōmei, the Hyōgikai played a significant, though short-lived, role in the politics of interwar Japan. It grew to a membership of approximately 35,000 before it was ultimately dissolved by the government in a nationwide crackdown on communist activity in 1928.