It is often observed that those exposed to the cultures of the nations who fought against Japan during the Greater East Asia War tend to habitually regard “the people driving around in the black-colored vehicles with loudspeakers and with Japan’s national flag hoisted high” as the Japanese rightists.
To describe better some realities in Japan by pointing out one crucial flaw quite possibly resulting from biased views commonly found in them, the following paragraph is taken from “ Japanese Right-Wing Lunatics ” written by Mike (in Tokyo) Rogers :
Some who visit Japan say that leftist and rightist groups are everywhere. So what's new? The big difference? The leftist clowns drive around in big white buses and vans with loud speakers blaring out some sort of nonsense about this or that. The rightist clowns drive around in big blue buses and vans with loudspeakers blaring out nonsense about that or this. The funny part is that both groups hire the same people to drive their vehicles. You will often see a huge bus screaming down the street blaring out some message that the emperor should be restored to head of state or that Japan should re-militarize the Rhineland, er, I mean, re-militarize the four small islands north of Hokkaido that the Soviets "stole" at the end of World War II. I chuckle every time I see these buses because even though the bus could ride 60 people, there is usually only one inside; the driver.
As pointed out in the paragraph, there is no big difference between “leftists” and “rightists”. However, one must recognize one important flaw in his paragraph above; that is, “leftists” are not just the clowns driving around in white buses and vans screaming nonsense but they are those who organized “Democratic Party of Japan” whose members are mostly ex-members of “Japan Socialist Party” (reduced to a minority party), now renamed as “Socialist Democratic Party”. Democratic Party of Japan has been the ruling party headed by Prime Minister Kan and former Prime Minister Hatoyama since September, 2009. The ruling party has been closely connected to the Korean peninsula in a number of ways. And, “Rightists” are mostly Korean citizens living in Japan.
Therefore, there is no big difference between them in a sense that both harbor an ulterior motive of politically influencing Japan and her people, so as to restrain them not to seek any hostile moves toward the Korean peninsula while generating cash for promoting their propaganda against Japan and for developing missiles and nukes on the Korean peninsula.
In the video, you will find Japanese Rising Sun flag and South Korean flag being hoisted on the vehicle with banners saying “Promoting and Strengthening Friendship between Japan and South Korea” and “President Chun Doo-hwan! Welcome to Japan!”
“Pseudo Rightist groups” have been organized and have existed here in Japan for the purpose of undermining an image of Japan and her people. They have been quite effective in having planted distorted image of true Japanese rightists in the minds of not only Japanese but also of foreigners.
The video describes a case (reported by a weekly magazine “Shukan Shincho” on July 20 , 2006) in which a Sumo wrestler named Asa Shouryu (Mongolian Grand Champion) was asked by a South Korean if he had ever experienced discriminations in Japan and if they had been severe.
Asa Shouryu said: No, nothing at all.
South Korean said: Don’t hide it. Just say it.
Asa Shouryu said: No, nothing particular at all.
South Korean said: By nothing particular, you mean you have experienced some?
Asa Shouryu said: I told you "Nothing at all". You! Kimchi f-cker! (Kimuchi is a Korean pickle)
“You! Kimchi f-cker!” angered “rightists” in Japan. “Rightists groups” began their protests against him. They tried to pressurize Japan Sumo Association, the Ministry of Education and Science (in charge of sumo wrestling), his Sumo stable, Prime Minister’s Official Residence, Japan-South Korea Parliamentarian group, etc. into punishing Asa Shoryu.
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