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'Samurai Spirit': Ultranationalists See Japan Tilting Their Way
Taikosha staged military-style marches with about 100 members to promote nationalist messages amid a shift in mainstream politics favoring conservative views.
- On Monday, Taikosha members marched in military-style uniforms at Yasukuni shrine, with around 30 assembling there and the outfit totaling around 100 mostly male, middle-aged members.
- Hitoshi Marukawa said `Japan centred on the emperor`, and members say they've promoted similar nationalist themes for decades.
- Using loudspeakers and ritual gestures, Taikosha blared slogans from vans emblazoned with Samurai Spirit on the 84th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and bowed toward the imperial palace with one member holding a large flag.
- Authorities warn that right-wing groups, including Taikosha whose head Hitoshi Marukawa admits ties with yakuza while denying current membership, raise policing concerns for the National Police Agency.
- Mainstream political shifts under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi have made patriotic messaging less fringe, while the Sanseito party's 'Japanese first' appeal aligns with Taikosha themes amid tensions near the Russian embassy.
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'Samurai Spirit': Ultra-nationalists see Japan tilting their way
Driving around Tokyo blaring slogans on the 84th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, ultra-nationalist outfit Taikosha only has around 100 mostly male, middle-aged members.
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