Shigeharu Nakano

Shigeharu Nakano (中野 重治, Nakano Shigeharu, January 25, 1902 – August 24, 1979) was a Japanese writer and Japanese Communist Party (JCP) politician.

Immediately after World War II he rejoined the party, and played a leading role in founding the JCP-affiliated literary society New Japanese Literature Association (Shin Nihon Bungakkai).

In 1947, Nakano began a three-year term as elected representative to the government.

In 1958 he was elected to the party's Central Committee, but in 1964 was expelled due to political conflicts.

His autobiographical novels include Nami no aima (Between the Waves, 1930), Muragimo (In the Depths of the Heart, 1954), and Kō otsu hei tei (ABCD, 1965-1969).