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May 05 2005 18 Comments

Far-right rant

Apart from his stack of in-built insecurities and prejudices, I’m not quite sure what was irritating this far-right ranter the most.

japanese nationalist

Me stood watching him, or the imported fashion shop that he’d made the mistake of positioning himself directly in front of.

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  1. David S. says

    5/6/2005 at 2:45 am

    I’m not familiar with Japanese far-right politics – do you know what he was saying?

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  2. Nacente says

    5/6/2005 at 3:24 am

    Do they have real influence?

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  3. Lee says

    5/6/2005 at 5:47 pm

    He repeatedly banged on about the uniqueness of Japanese culture, people wasting their time studying English, the importance of Yasukuni Shrine, and his hatred of the U.S. military bases.

    I’m happy to say though that despite his chosen spot being arguably the busiest part of the city (Shibuya crossing), there were only a handful of people listening. And included in that number were me and another equally bemused foreigner.

    As for influence Nacente, I’d say next to none. Not that I’m am expert on such matters. I have read about the far-right’s links with the Yakuza, but whilst the yakuza do undoubtedly have influence in certain areas, that doesn’t automatically mean that the far-tight enjoy the same benefits.

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  4. Nacente says

    5/6/2005 at 10:32 pm

    Ok, as I thought. Thanx Lee

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  5. Massimo U.K. says

    5/6/2005 at 10:52 pm

    He doesn’t look very smart…

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  6. David S. says

    5/6/2005 at 11:52 pm

    Wow. Thanks for the heads up, Lee.

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  7. American in Tokyo says

    5/7/2005 at 7:09 am

    From what I am told, very few people, if any, pay attention to what these people say. Japanese people seem to treat them the same way they treat extreme otaku… that is to say that they ignore them and just let them do whatever they want, even if they are sometimes loud and obnoxious. Most people who watch them are just gawking in curiousity, heh.

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  8. Bunny says

    5/9/2005 at 4:19 am

    THAT’S MY HUSBAND!

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  9. melina says

    5/15/2005 at 1:07 pm

    what’s the store in 3F?

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  10. stu says

    7/20/2005 at 12:48 am

    that was very funny. were you wearing ear defenders or are they still ringing (i appreciate you posted 2 months ago).

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  11. Aussie site seeing says

    5/22/2006 at 7:18 pm

    Ahahaha let him Rant on all he wants lol
    why do they bother to, this guy is only looking to push japan backwards,not forwards.

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  12. LOL man says

    5/22/2006 at 7:21 pm

    Let him do what he wants
    then i’ll seek the Migs at him
    Muhahaha

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  13. Oink Oink says

    5/22/2006 at 7:22 pm

    Burn Piggy Burn

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  14. Oink Oink says

    5/22/2006 at 7:22 pm

    Nah Jokes!

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  15. Viet man says

    5/22/2006 at 7:34 pm

    Yeah i can agree with him for the reason why he hate the US base, they butt into everything, but the US is problily what thats keeping Japan safe for the time being.
    think of the dangerous to the East

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  16. Viet man says

    5/22/2006 at 7:35 pm

    Whops i meant the West

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  17. Viet man says

    5/22/2006 at 7:35 pm

    lol

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  18. half-Japanese/Spanish says

    4/28/2019 at 5:07 am

    Japanese ultranationalists *HATE* Anglos; which is extremely ironic when you consider the fact that alot of the “alt-right” praise Japan and see us as some potential ally. To my understanding, this is also the case with Russian ultranationalists and their perception/relationship towards Anglos.

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