Far-right rant

by Lee on 5/5/2005

in Photography

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

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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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{ 17 comments… read them below or add one }

1 David S. 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 5/6/2005 at 3:24 am

Do they have real influence?

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3 Lee 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 5/6/2005 at 10:32 pm

Ok, as I thought. Thanx Lee

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5 Massimo U.K. 5/6/2005 at 10:52 pm

He doesn’t look very smart…

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6 David S. 5/6/2005 at 11:52 pm

Wow. Thanks for the heads up, Lee.

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7 American in Tokyo 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 5/9/2005 at 4:19 am

THAT’S MY HUSBAND!

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9 melina 5/15/2005 at 1:07 pm

what’s the store in 3F?

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10 stu 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 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 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 5/22/2006 at 7:22 pm

Burn Piggy Burn

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14 Oink Oink 5/22/2006 at 7:22 pm

Nah Jokes!

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15 Viet man 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 5/22/2006 at 7:35 pm

Whops i meant the West

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17 Viet man 5/22/2006 at 7:35 pm

lol

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