Monthly Archives: May 2017

White “Japanese ultra-nationalist” joins anti-Korean hate march in Shinjuku

Posted on May 29, 2017 by William Andrews

It is part of the inherent nature of being an expatriate that you reinvent yourself in your new country of residence, whether by design or by accident. Japan is a place that seems to allow this more easily than elsewhere, … Continue reading →

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Rediscovering Mitsutoshi Hanaga, photographer of Japanese post-war counterculture, the avant-garde and protest movements

Posted on May 25, 2017 by William Andrews

The recent deaths of Genpei Akasegawa, Takuma Nakahira, Seijun Suzuki and Toshio Matsumoto were reminders that the generation who crafted so much of the visuals of the post-war era in Japan are slipping away. And with this reminder comes another: … Continue reading →

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East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front bomber Masashi Daidōji dies in prison, aged 68

Posted on May 24, 2017 by William Andrews

The East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front bomber Masashi Daidōji has died in prison, Japanese media reported today. Daidōji was the effective leader in the founding cell of the East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front, which was a military organisation opposed to … Continue reading →

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Japanese police report possible arrest of Masaaki Ōsaka, wanted for 1971 Shibuya riot death

Posted on May 22, 2017 by William Andrews

Japanese media is reporting that police may have arrested one of the most wanted fugitives in Japan, the Chūkaku-ha activist Masaaki Ōsaka. Now in his late sixties, Ōsaka has been on the run since the 1970s in connection with the … Continue reading →

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Recently released former militant Yukiko Ekita publishes children’s book

Posted on May 17, 2017 by William Andrews

The recently released former militant Yukiko Ekita has published a children’s book. Ekita, a former member of the Japanese Red Army and East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front who was walked free from prison in March after serving out her 20-year … Continue reading →

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