No big outcry and no controversy, yet yesterday prime minister Abe paid respects to Japan’s war dead in WW2. Why did it not capture the headlines? Simply because unlike Yasukuni, the Chidorigafuchi war memorial does not glorify Japan’s military … Read the rest
David McNeill is one of the best contemporary writers on Japan, and someone much to be admired for his brave stance against the yakuza and violent extremists. A Tokyo-based writer, he is the Japan correspondent for The Independent, teaches … Read the rest
On a day when self-declared nationalist, prime minister Shinzo Abe, has again made a political statement by sending an offering to Yasukuni, it’s worth remembering the attitude of Emperor Hirohito. As revealed in a document in 2006, because of the … Read the rest
A commentary in today’s Japan Times by Takamitsu Sawa highlights how once more, as in pre-war times, Shinto is being exploited by nationalist forces in Japan keen to strengthen the country’s military. As with State Shinto, the neo-nationalism is … Read the rest
An article by Michael Cucek in his Shisaku blog highlights the political ends to which Shinto is currently being put by the nationalist administration led by prime minister, Shinzo Abe. Underlying the policy is a desire to reinstate the ideology … Read the rest
Japan’s neighbours are against it. Its most important ally is against it. His own coalition partner is against it. Anyone who’s not aligned with the right-wing is against it. So why is prime minister Shinzo Abe so bull-headedly set on … Read the rest
Back to the future: Shinto’s growing influence in politics
BY DAVID MCNEILL SPECIAL TO THE JAPAN TIMES NOV 23, 2013
A small organization, little known to the public, has helped restore much of Japan’s controversial past — and it is … Read the rest
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