Overview
- About 900 people attended the Japanese Communist Party’s party funeral in Shinjuku, a formal memorial organized by the party that drew figures from across politics.
- Kazuo Shii delivered the eulogy and praised Tetsuzo Fuwa as an indomitable revolutionary and the party’s theoretical pillar.
- Shii recalled Fuwa’s counsel on Diet questioning, urging deep mastery of chosen topics and respect for political opponents.
- Notable attendees included House of Representatives Speaker Eisuke Mori, LDP Secretary-General Shun’ichi Suzuki, Centrist Reform Alliance leader Junya Ogawa, and veteran lawmaker Ichiro Ozawa.
- Fuwa died in December 2025 at age 95, and coverage highlighted his role in advancing a realist line in the JCP and his memorable debates, including with former prime minister Kakuei Tanaka; his eldest daughter, Chikako Ueda, shared personal memories of his family time and love of mountain climbing.