Japanese Culture Channel Sakura(Nhật Bản văn hóa チャンネル anh,Nihon Bunka Channeru Sakura),also known as simplyChannel Sakura,is a Japanese right-wing television channel andvideo-sharingwebsite founded in 2004.[1]It is known for its support forconservatismandJapanese nationalism,with its main spokesperson beingSatoru Mizushima.[2]
The channel broadcasts Japanese history, culture, politics, economics, etc. from a right-wing point of view and has hostedShinzō Abe,the PM of Japan and President ofLiberal Democratic Party,many ministers, members of the Liberal Democratic Party as well as theDemocratic Party of Japan,local government delegates, well-known intellectuals and people in various fields. Discussion topics often include positive portrayal of Japanese imperialism, war crime denial,anti-Koreanandanti-Chinese sentimentsas well as attempting to present a "pure" Japanese cultural image. In addition, the channel is associated with nationalist and right-wing Japanese political groups,[3]such asNippon Kaigi,Ganbare Nipponand theSunrise Party of Japan( "Tachiagare Nippon" ).
Channel Sakura also participates in mass political rallies, which have garnered as many as several thousand participants, carrying JapaneseHinomaruflags. For example, these groups demonstrated against China during the 2011 Diaoyutai/Senkaku dispute, againstFuji TV's showing ofKorean dramasand other content (during which time they called Fuji TV the "traitor network"[4]), and againstNaoto Kan's administration in the aftermath of the2011 Tohoku earthquakeas well as the handling of the2011 Senkaku Dispute.
Criticism
editChannel Sakura was criticized for showing the 2007 filmThe Truth About Nanjing,which portrays theNanjing Massacre as a hoax.[5][6][7][8]
Channel Sakura and President Mizushima himself have denied being a right-wing historical revisionists, and held a press conference with theAsahi Shimbunheld at theForeign Correspondents' Club of Japanin February 2015. He said he affirmed what was described as "Conservative."Hideaki Kase,who attended the press conference with Mizushima, told a foreign reporter, "I'm totally ignorant about Japan, and I'm talking about sloppy things." He criticized the report as "only reporting with the same ideological color as theAsahi Shimbun,"and criticized Japan's conservatives in the form of right-wing historical revisionists. Saying" I even get angry, "" I want you to tell me the truth, "and" I'm very sad. "[9][10][11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^McNeill, David (December 6, 2007)."Look Back in Anger. Filming the Nanjing Massacre".Japan Focus.Retrieved1 October2011.
- ^Penney, Matthew.""Racists Go Home!", "Go Crawl Back to the Net!" – Anti-Racism Protestors Confront the Zaitokukai ".Japan Focus.Retrieved19 October2013.
- ^Johnston, Eric (March 14, 2006)."Net boards venue for faceless rightists".The Japan Times.Retrieved1 October2011.
- ^Schilling, Mark (2011-08-22)."Japanese rally against Fuji TV: Korean programming riles locals".Variety.Archived fromthe originalon 2017-02-28.Retrieved2012-03-09.
- ^"Japanese filmmaker to deny Nanjing massacre".Taipei Times.2007-01-26.Retrieved2011-07-17.
- ^Mcneill, David (April 8, 2008)."Dancing with the devil over 'Yasukuni'".The Japan Times.
- ^"Film battle brewing over Nanjing Massacre | Hollywood Reporter".hollywoodreporter.13 December 2007.
- ^"Film calls Nanjing massacre 'hoax'".aljazeera.
- ^"Archived copy".YouTube.Archived fromthe originalon 2020-11-03.Retrieved2020-10-30.
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External links
edit- Official website(in Japanese)