Japan’s ruling party under fire over links to far-right extremists

Eriko Yamatani, who as chairman of the national public safety commission is Japan’s most senior police official, is the third senior Liberal Democratic party (LDP) politician to have been linked to ultra-rightwing groups, after a photograph surfaced of her with Shigeo Masuki, a senior member of the Zaitokukai group. Yamatani, however, has refused to condemn Zaitokukai, whose members have labelled

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[wkatu]

日本会議の話も出てるね。増木、山谷に関しては統一協会シンパという点も盛り込んでほしかったが、そこまで書くと内容が散漫になってしまうか。

[oono_n]

ガーディアンにここまで書かれちゃった。 “Yamatani, however, has refused to condemn Zaitokukai, whose members have labelled ethnic Korean residents of Japan “cockroaches” and called for them to be killed.”

[kmiura]

“When challenged to condemn Zaitokukai, Yamatani said” ここのパラがパンチですなあ。このところの安倍の報道のされ方と一緒で「右翼でウソつき」が強調されている。