Takaya Shiomi | |
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塩見 孝也 | |
| Born | May 22, 1941 |
| Died | November 14, 2017 (aged 76) Kodaira, Tokyo prefecture, Japan |
| Alma mater | Kyoto University |
| Years active | 1962–1970 |
| Organization | Red Army Faction |
| Movement | Communism, New Left |
Takaya Shiomi (塩見 孝也, Shiomi Takaya, May 22, 1941 - November 14, 2017) was a Japanese communist activist and the founder and leader of Red Army Faction (Sekigunha), a schismatic militant subfaction of the Japan Communist League. He was the mastermind behind the hijacking of Japan Air Lines Flight 351 to North Korea in 1970, although his arrest just days prior prevented his direct participation in the incident.