One Hundred Million Idiots - Ichiokuso Hakuchika

...After the war, he resumed writing under the pen name Sarutori Tetsu, and in 1955 published "Declaration of an Ideological Free Man," in which he developed social and personal critiques from a neutral, non-ideological standpoint. Characterized by his keen and clear analysis that gets directly to the essence of things (he coined neologisms such as "One Hundred Million Idiots," "Ekiben University," and "Horrifying Wife"), he became a favorite of broadcasting, newspapers, and magazines, earning the nickname "General of the Mass Media." He also devoted himself to nurturing the next generation through the Non-Fiction Club and the Tokyo Mass Media Academy. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "the total idiotization of 100 million people" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…戦後は猿取哲のペンネームで執筆を再開，55年《無思想人宣言》を発表し，中立，脱イデオロギーの立場から社会評論，人物評論を展開。ものごとの本質に直截に迫るしんらつ，明快な分析を特色とし(〈一億総白痴化〉〈駅弁大学〉〈恐妻〉などの新語をつくる)，放送，新聞，雑誌の寵児（ちようじ）となり〈マスコミ大将〉の異名をとる。ノンフィクション･クラブ，東京マスコミ塾などで後進の育成にも力を注いだ。…

※「一億総白痴化」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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