Wataru Kaji
Wataru Kaji | |
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鹿地 亘 | |
Wataru Kaji in 1952 | |
| Born | Mitsugi Seguchi May 1, 1903 Misaki, Nishikunisaki District, Empire of Japan |
| Died | July 26, 1982 (aged 79) |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
| Political party | Japanese Communist Party |
| Spouse | Yuki Ikeda |
Wataru Kaji (鹿地 亘, Kaji Wataru; 1 May 1903 – 26/27 July 1982) was the nom de guerre for Mitsugi Seguchi (瀬口 貢, Seguchi Mitsugi), a Japanese writer, literary critic, and political activist.
During his lifetime, he worked as a anti-militarist activist in pre-war Japan, and, after the outbreak of WW2, joined the Chinese resistance to Imperial Japan. After the war, he would be kidnapped and tortured by US intelligence for suspicion of being a Soviet Spy.