Satoshi Akao - Red bottle

Japanese: 赤尾敏 - あかおびん

Born: January 15, 1899 in Nagoya
[Died] February 6, 1990. Tokyo right-wing activist. After dropping out of Aichi Prefectural Third Junior High School, he turned to socialism and joined the Tokai Farmers' Union, but was charged with extortion for soliciting donations from the union and was found guilty. During his imprisonment, he broke with socialism and became a nationalist who advocated the Imperial Way. On February 11, 1922, he held the first National Foundation Festival, and in 1926, he established the "Kenkokukai" (National Assembly of Japan) with Uesugi Shinkichi, a professor at the University of Tokyo, as its chairman, and became its secretary-general. In 1933, he became chairman. In 1942, he was elected to the House of Representatives and became a member of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association, but was expelled from the association for criticizing a speech by Prime Minister Tojo. After World War II, he founded the Great Japan Patriotic Party in 1951, just after the ban on holding public office was lifted, and became its president. He consistently advocated anti-communism and anti-Soviet, and his street speeches at Sukiyabashi in Tokyo, which he continued for 30 years, became a famous attraction and became a model for street propaganda activities.

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Japanese:

[生]1899.1.15. 名古屋
[没]1990.2.6. 東京
右翼運動家。愛知県立第3中学校を中退後，社会主義に目ざめ，東海農民組合連合に参加したが，組合への寄付金要請が恐喝罪に問われ，有罪判決を受ける。入獄中に社会主義と訣別し，皇道主義を唱える国家主義者に転向した。 1922年2月 11日第1回建国祭を挙行，26年東京大学教授の上杉慎吉を会長に「建国会」を設立，書記長となる。 33年会長に就任。 42年衆議院選挙に当選し翼賛政治会員となるが，東條首相の演説を批判したため翼賛会を除名される。第2次世界大戦後は，公職追放解除直後の 51年に大日本愛国党を結成，総裁となる。一貫して反共反ソを主張，30年間続けた東京・数寄屋橋での街頭演説は名物となり，街頭宣伝活動のモデルになった。

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