With only a small and relatively obscure Jewish population, Japan had no traditional antisemitism until Nazi ideology and propaganda influenced a small number of Japanese. While antisemitism did not become a widespread phenomenon in the country, it persists even today, taking a form of subculture. Antisemitic and conspirationalist books and pamphlets are sold in major bookstored in surprisingly high volumes, anti-semitic themes enter the popular culture and even affect the educated academic community. This article describes some ethnic, historic, and cultural aspects of the Jewish identity; for a consideration of the Jewish religion, refer to the article Judaism. ... The Eternal Jew (German:Der ewige Jude): 1937 German poster advertising an antisemitic Nazi exhibition. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... An ideology is an organized collection of ideas. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... As understood in sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a set of people with a distinct set of behavior and beliefs that differentiate them from a larger culture of which they are a part. ...

Historical and modern examples of antisemitism in Japan, its most notable proponents

In 1936, lieutenant general Shioden Nobutaka (四王天延孝), translated The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion into Japanese. Shioden became a believer of Jewish conspiracy theory while he was studying in France. According to Dr. David Kranzler, "The key to the distinction between the Japanese and the European form of antisemitism seems to lie in the long Christian tradition of identifying the Jew with the Devil, the Antichrist or someone otherwise beyond redemption ... The Japanese lacked this Christian image of the Jew and brought to their reading of the Protocols a totally different perspective. The Christian tried to solve the problem of the Jew by eliminating him; the Japanese tried to harness his alleged immense wealth and power to Japan's advantage." (Japanese, Nazis & Jews: The Jewish Refugee Community in Shanghai, 1938-1945 by David Kranzler. p.207) 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Shioden Nobutaka（四王天延孝, 1878-1962） was a Japanese lieutenant general, representative, propagandist for Jewish conspiracy theory. ... The Protocols of the (Learned) Elders of Zion is a fraudulent document purporting to describe a plan to achieve Jewish global domination. ... A conspiracy theory attempts to explain the ultimate cause of an event (usually a political, social, or historical event) as a secret, and often deceptive, plot by a covert alliance of powerful people or organizations rather than as an overt activity or as natural occurrence. ... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on Jesus of Nazareth, and on his life and teachings as presented in the New Testament. ... The Devil is the name given to a supernatural entity, who, in most Western religions, is the central embodiment of evil. ... This article deals with the religious term. ...

During the war, Yamanaka Minetaro (山中峯太郎), juvenile novelist, wrote stories in which Japanese heroes knock down Jewish conspirators. A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended, generally fictional narrative in prose. ...

In 1973, a book named "ノストラダムスの大予言" (Nostradamus no daiyogen; "The great prophecy of Nostradamus") became one of the best sellers. This book is based on The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion. The author, Goto Ben (五島勉), is from a traditional Russian Orthodox family. 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Goto Ben（五島勉, November 17, 1929- ）is a Japanese documentarist, novelist. ... The Russian Orthodox Church (Русская Православная церковь) is that body of Christians who are united under the Patriarch of Moscow, who in turn is in communion with...

In 1979, a book named "日本人に謝りたい あるユダヤ人の懺悔" (Nihonjin ni ayamaritai - Aru yudayajin no zange; "I like to apologize to Japanese - A Jewish elder's confession") was published. The author of this book, モルデカイ・モーゼ (Mordecai Mose), called himself a rabbi, but actually that was a pseudonym of the self-styled translator of this book, Kubota Masao (久保田政男). In this book, Kubota spread the rumor that Enola Gay means "Kill the Emperor" in Yiddish. This rumor is groundless, but anti-Semites in Japan still support it. This page refers to the year 1979. ... Colonel Paul Tibbets waving from Enola Gays cockpit after the bombing of Hiroshima. ... His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Akihito of Japan The Emperor of Japan (天皇, tennō) is Japans titular head of state and the head of the Japanese imperial family. ... Yiddish (ייִדיש, Jiddisch) is a Germanic language spoken by about four million Jews throughout the world. ...

In 1984, a book named "世界を動かすユダヤ・パワーの秘密" (Sekai wo ugokasu yudaya power no himitsu; "Secrets of the Jewish power which controls the world") was published. This book is based on Jewish conspiracy theory. The author, Saito Eizaburo (斉藤栄三郎), was a member of the House of Councillors. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The House of Councillors (参議院; Sangi-in) is the upper house of the Diet of Japan. ...

In 1986, a book named "ユダヤが解ると世界が見えてくる" (Yudaya ga wakaruto sekai ga mietekuru; "To watch Jews is to see the world clearly") became one of Japan's best sellers. This book is also based on The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion, and the author, Uno Masami (宇野正美), still insists that the Ashkenazim are "fake Jews", and that the Zionists are controlling the world. According to him, the Japanese are the descendants of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel, so Japanese will defeat "fake Jews" someday, he says. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Uno Masami（宇野正美, 1942- ）is a Japanese propagandist for anti-Semitism. ... Ashkenazi (אַשְׁכֲּנָזִי, Standard Hebrew Aškanazi, Tiberian Hebrew ʾAškănāzî) Jews or Ashkenazic Jews, also called Ashkenazim (אַשְׁכֲּנָזִי&#1501... A bilingual poster in Romanian and Hungarian promoting a film about Jewish settlement in Palestine, 1930s. ... The phrase Ten Lost Tribes of Israel refers to the ancient Tribes of Israel that disappeared from the Biblical account after the Kingdom of Israel was totally destroyed, enslaved and exiled by ancient Assyria. ...

In 1986, a book named "これからの１０年間 ユダヤ・プロトコール超裏読み術―あなたに起こるショッキングな現実" (Korekara no 10 nenkan: Yudaya protocol cho urayomi jutu - Anata ni okoru shocking na genjitsu; "The forthcoming 10 years: How to read Jewish protocol inside out - Shocking realities that happen to you") also became one of Japan's best sellers. The author, Yajima Kinji (矢島鈞次), was an economist, and a professor at Aoyama Gakuin University. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1987, a magazine named "歴史読本" (Rekishi dokuhon; "The history magazine") featured articles titled "世界、謎のユダヤ" (Sekai, nazo no yudaya; "The world, mysterious Jews"), and insisted that the Watergate scandal and the Lockheed scandal were Jewish conspiracies. It is reported that Tanaka Kakuei (田中角栄) said "Yudaya ni yarareta, yudaya ni ki wo tsukero (I've been taken in by Jews, be wary of Jews)", when he was released on bail. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... The Watergate building. ... The Lockheed SR-71, remarkably advanced for its time and unsurpassed in many areas of performance The Lockheed U-2 first flew in 1955 providing much needed intelligence on Soviet bloc countries Lockheed Corporation was an aerospace company founded in 1912 which merged with Martin Marietta in 1995 to form... Tanaka shook hands with his similarly-embattled contemporary, U.S. President Richard Nixon, during a Washington visit in July of 1973. ...

In 1995, a magazine named Marco Polo (マルコポーロ) carried a Holocaust denial article by a doctor, Nishioka Masanori (西岡昌紀). The Simon Wiesenthal Center protested against this article, so the publisher apologized deeply, and discontinued the magazine. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Richard Harwoods Did Six Million Really Die? Holocaust denial is the claim that the mainstream historical version of the Holocaust is either highly exaggerated or completely falsified. ... The Simon Wiesenthal Center The Simon Wiesenthal Center is an international Jewish organization that declares itself to be a human rights group dedicated to preserving the memory of the Holocaust by fostering tolerance and understanding through community involvement, educational outreach and social action. ...

Aum Shinrikyo (オウム真理教), a controversial Buddhist religious group, also distributed conspiracy theories to attract the Japanese readers as part of their recruitment efforts in 1992-1995. Some argue that Goto Ben's books had reportedly had influences on Aum Shinrikyo publications of this time. It is reported that Murai Hideo (村井秀夫), one of the leaders of Aum Shinrikyo, uttered "Yudaya ni yarareta (Jews got me)." when he was stabbed to death. Later Aum abandoned the populist writings and changed their name to Aleph, a first letter of Hebrew alphabet. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. It had subsequently been accepted by... Hideo Murai (村井 秀夫 Murai Hideo, December 5, 1958 - April 23, 1995) was a member of Aum Shinrikyo and a scientist. ... Aleph or alef has several meanings: Aleph (letter) or Alef, the first letter of the Proto-Canaanite alphabet Aleph (Hebrew), the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet Aleph or Alif (Arabic), the first letter of the Arabic alphabet Aleph, first letter of the Farsi (or Persian) alphabet Aleph, a shorthand... This article is mainly about Hebrew letters. ...

Nowadays, Ota Ryu (太田龍), an ex-Trotskyist, is one of the leading propagandists for Jewish conspiracy theory. He has translated the books of Eustace Mullins into Japanese. Ota Ryu（太田龍, 1930- ）is a Japanese nationalist, propagandist for anti-Semitism. ... Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. ... Eustace Clarence Mullins (born 1923 in Virginia) is the last living student (aka. ...

Tondemo Bon

Anti-semitic books are usually regarded as a type of "Tondemo Bon" (トンデモ本, dodgy/outrageous books）, which covers a very wide range of occultist subjects, such as UFO's and psychic power, and generally taken very lightly. Tondemo means outrageous or preposterous in Japanese. ...

References

See also

• Judaism in Japan
• Fugu Plan
• Shanghai ghetto

Jews are a minor ethnic group in Japan, presently consisting of only about 1002 Jewish people which makes up about 0. ... The Fugu Plan or Fugu Plot ) was a scheme created in the 1930s in Japan, centered around the idea of settling Jewish refugees, escaping Nazi Europe, in Japan, to Japans benefit. ... The Shanghai ghetto was an area of approximately one square mile in the Hongkew district of Shanghai where about 20,000 Jewish refugees, mainly from Nazi Germany and Austria, survived the Holocaust in the city occupied by Imperial Japan. ...

External links

• Togakkai (the Academy of Outrageous Books) (Japanese text only)
• Jews in the Japanese Mind by David G. Goodman and Miyazawa Masanori. A seminal book on this topic.
• On Ignorance, Respect and Suspicion: Current Japanese Attitudes toward Jews by Rotem Kowner. A large-scale study of Japanese views of Jews.
• The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, Aum, and Antisemitism in Japan (PDF) by David G. Goodman.
• On Symbolic Antisemitism: Motives for the Success of the Protocols in Japan and Its Consequences by Rotem Kowner. A critical essay.