9 ▁connected ▁with ▁Japan ▁General ▁Federation ▁of ▁Labor . ▁ ▁Early ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁ ▁Ar rival ▁to ▁Tokyo ▁T anno ' s ▁friend , ▁K aw ai ▁Y osh itor a , ▁moved ▁to ▁Tokyo ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁but ▁was ▁quickly ▁arrested ▁and ▁sent ▁to ▁prison ▁in ▁Sug amo ▁for ▁his ▁t ies ▁to ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Alliance . ▁From ▁prison , ▁K aw ai ▁sent ▁T anno , ▁S ō ma , ▁and ▁Kit aj ima ▁copies ▁of ▁ Ō s ug i ▁Sak ae ' s ▁Labor ▁News . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁without ▁ful fill ing ▁her ▁required ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁n urs ing ▁school , ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁Tokyo ' s ▁K ame ido ▁district ▁with ▁S ō ma ▁and ▁Kit aj ima ▁to ▁reun ite ▁with ▁K aw ai . ▁She ▁initially ▁found ▁a ▁job ▁at ▁J unt end ō ▁Hospital ▁with ▁K aw ai ' s ▁help , ▁but ▁began ▁work ▁at ▁an ▁at - cost ▁clin ic ▁in ▁Sh im bash i ▁soon ▁after . ▁Under ▁K aw ai ' s ▁encourag ement , ▁she ▁joined ▁the ▁Gy ō m ink ai ▁( En light ened ▁People ' s ▁Society ), ▁a ▁commun ist ▁study ▁group , ▁and ▁began ▁living ▁at ▁their ▁office . ▁She ▁also ▁became ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁Se kir ank ai , ▁a ▁social ist ▁organization ▁for ▁Japanese ▁women , ▁and ▁was ▁involved ▁with ▁many ▁May ▁Day ▁demonstr ations