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
This is the final part of a series comparing the Pagan traditions in Japan and Britain. The previous post looked at the invention of Wicca and the growth of Neo-paganism in Britain in modern times. Now we turn to the … 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
Today is August 15, and once again rightist politicians in Japan are utilising the commemoration of the ending of WW2 to assert a revisionist agenda. Japan Today reports as its lead story: “Prime Minister Shinzo Abe broke with two decades … Read the rest
August is a time for the celebration of the dead in Japan. Unfortunately it’s also a time for nationalist members of the government to turn the anniversary of the ending of WW2 into a political occasion to serve revisionist notions … Read the rest
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