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Cool Sites : Nationalism in Japan

Monday, June 18, 2007 Posted: 06:51 PM JST

With important national elections just around the corner, and WWII Prime Minister Tojo's granddaughter ready to campaign, it is a good time to think about resurgent nationalism in Japan. Here is a list of some sites about Japanese nationalism:

Bite the Dog
Japan Focus article by David McNeill about several cases with enormous implications for freedom of the press in Japan. (ENG)

Japan's Neo-Nationalism
Article by Mayumi Itoh on the site of the Japan Policy Research Institute, about the role of the Hinomaru and Kimigayo Legislation. (ENG)

Japan's New Nationalism
Foreign Affairs article by Eugene A. Matthews, a former Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and President of Nintai, an international educational firm. (ENG)

Japan's Thought Police
Excellent article by Steve Clemons in the Washington Post about the rise of Japanese right power. (ENG)

Japanese Nationalism Links
List of links to outright right organizations as well as rightist organizations in Japan. (ENG)

JIIA Commentary Archive
An August 2006 article in the Sankei Shimbun by Yoshihisa Komori lead to the suspension of Commentary, published by the Japan Institute of International Affairs. This site archives the JIIA articles. (ENG JPN)

Media Intimidation in Japan
A paper by Tokyo based journalist David McNeill about his close encounter with hard Japanese nationalism. (ENG)

Find more sites related to Japan at Japan Links. Special section for nationalism in Japan.

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♦ 1 | At 09:51am on Jun 19 2007, John Dougill wrote:

That David McNeill article giving personal experience of the right-wing thuggery that tries to silence anyone not towing the line is a real gem. Thank you so much for bringing this to the wider attention of the foreign community in Japan. It is really striking and so valuable to have a personal account of this very real phenomenon which one hears a lot about but is shielded from. The research too is extremely valuable in being able to cite specific examples. This kind of Nazi tactic is happening right now in front of our eyes, and to avoid it or keep quiet is akin to collusion. I for one would like to give David McNeill my full support and I hope that I have the physical courage (though I'm a shameless coward) to stand up behind him when it counts.

♦ 2 | At 10:05am on Jun 19 2007, Kjeld Duits wrote:

Thanks, John. I totally agree and am standing shoulder to shoulder with you.

Rising nationalism is a worrisome problem all over the world, and America's (read George Bush's) actions of the past few years unfortunately has offered it legitimacy under the deceitful cover of "war against terror."