Greater Japan Patriotic Party
Far right party in Japan
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The Greater Japan Patriotic Party (大日本愛国党, Dai Nippon Aikokutō), frequently abbreviated to Aikokutō (愛国党, Aikokutō), is a minor Japanese ultranationalist political party founded in 1951 by Bin Akao, a nationalist leader who had served in the House of Representatives during World War II.[7] The party advocates for the remilitarisation of Japan and the revision of its constitution, and supports the strengthening of the United States-Japan alliance.[8] During the Cold War, the party also supported the formation of an Asian anti-communist alliance.[8]
Greater Japan Patriotic Party 大日本愛国党 | |
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| Founder | Bin Akao |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
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| Political position | Right-wing[2] to far-right[6] |
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| http://aikokutou.net/ | |
Otoya Yamaguchi, who assassinated Inejirō Asanuma of the Japan Socialist Party in 1960, was a member of the Aikokutō,[9] as was Kazutaka Komori, who perpetrated the Shimanaka incident in 1961.[10] Party leader Akao was arrested for conspiracy to murder in the wake of the Shimanaka incident, but was not indicted due to lack of evidence; instead, he was sentenced to eight months in prison for the lesser charges of disturbing the peace and intimidation.[11]
