Japanese Blue Army July 2010, Cervera de los Montes January 2011, Cervera de los Montes 120 x 120 cm Acrylic color, enamel color, permanent marker and varnish on canvas i The Japanese Red Army was a far-left militia founded by Fusako Shigenobu early in 1971 in Lebanon. The blue army is the name for the enemy force in a military exercise, because on maps for military maneuvres the own forces are drawn red, the enemy's blue. The image is from a product of Meiji Seika, a Japanese confectionery and pharmaceutical company. Tags: Molotov cocktail, blue, army, terrorism, confectionery, Japan 64 / 124