Shōjirō Kasuga

Shōjirō Kasuga
Member of the Central Committee, Japanese Communist Party
In office
1945–1961
Personal details
BornMarch 25, 1903
Osaka, Empire of Japan
DiedApril 9, 1976(1976-04-09) (aged 73)
Kokubunji Tokyo, Japan
PartyJapan Communist Party

Shōjirō Kasuga (Japanese: 春日 庄次郎, Kasuga Shōjirō; March 25, 1903 – April 9, 1976) was a Japanese communist activist. He was a member of the Central Committee of the Japan Communist Party (JCP) from 1945 to 1961. In the postwar period, he emerged as the leader of the party's "anti-mainstream" faction that battled with Kenji Miyamoto over party policy.

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