Thanks to Mark Teeuwen, who has brought the above to wider attention…. He writes, ‘More campaigns by Jinja Honchō: shrine visitors are invited to sign appeals against local voting rights for foreigners (which will “turn Tsushima over to Korea and … Read the rest
Category: Politics (Page 3 of 5)
This year promises to be crucial for official Shinto, since the nationalists currently in power are determined to steer the country back in the direction of State Shinto. Their efforts centre around revising the postwar constitution, forced on the country … Read the rest
News comes today of the resounding re-election of prime minister Abe Shinzo, a self-declared nationalist. He and his supporters, who include both conservatives and those on the far right, promote what are called ‘Shinto values’ in a nostalgic wish to … Read the rest
Four recent articles have highlighted the growing danger of right-wing extremism in Japan.
First Murakami Haruki, Japan’s leading novelist, spoke out against the whitewashing of Japan’s record in WW2. “After the war, it was eventually concluded that no one was … Read the rest
A telltale illustration of how Yasukuni has become a political symbol for the far right comes today from Britain’s Daily Mail. It shows the kind of bedfellows attracted by the provocations of prime minister Abe – definitely not the … Read the rest
- Yasukuni Shrine – prime minister Abe has been advised to refrain from political point-scoring. (photo Japan Today)
Abe should avoid Yasukuni shrine, says int’l think tank
Japan Today JUL. 25, 2014
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should stay away … Read the rest
David McNeill is one of the best contemporary writers on Japan, and someone much to be admired for his brave stance against the yakuza and violent extremists. A Tokyo-based writer, he is the Japan correspondent for The Independent, teaches … Read the rest