Story about 3 sisters becoming JCP members

With the 80th anniversary on July 15 of the Japanese Communist Party approaching, young sisters have decided to become JCP members one after another.

Oyama Michiko and her husband in Saitama Prefecture are both JCP members and always busy with party activities. They have three daughters: 24-year old Yuko, 21-year old Kyoko, and 19-year old Kazumi.

"I don't want to be a communist!" Kyoko didn't like the JCP, because the communist parents were often away from home and unmindful of how lonely she was. Kyoko came to harbor increasing antipathy towards communists who repeatedly told her how correct the JCP words and deeds were.

Her "resolution," however, started wavering when she became a kindergarten teacher. Teachers there were studying the wartime legislation. Knowing more about the dangerous nature of the legislation, she strongly felt, "I won't let these children go to war." Then, Kyoko gradually understood why her parents are devoting their lives to JCP activities. At the end of June, she became a JCP member.

Kazumi has a friend in Hokkaido who is a JCP member. Every time they talked on a phone, they talked about their lives. "I really enjoy my life, taking part in movements and learning about many things such as peace," the friend often said. Kazumi was getting inspired by the lively activities of her friend. Just a few days before Kyoko became a JCP member, Kazumi signed a JCP membership application.

The eldest daughter Yuko has been a JCP member for two years. Yuko has always told her two younger sisters, "Putting priority on the pursuit of profits is capitalism. That's why both the U.S. and Japanese governments neglect to take steps to avoid further environmental destruction. For all people on earth to continue to live, it's important to increase the number of people who wish to change such a system."

Michiko (the mother) said, "I'm very glad that all my daughters have become JCP members. They used to criticize me so much that I thought they didn't want to walk the same course. To my surprise, the second daughter, who kept saying, 'I'll never be a communist,' has joined the JCP. The course of the 21st century is for young people to change, but I will work together with them as much as I can." (end)