Comment by Adam Richards

March 27, 2007 @ 1:39 am

Going to bed now, but just to let people know he’s campaigning under no party backing on an anarcho-fascist platform: “Japan must be destroyed” is a line he repeats again and again. He makes his living as a street performer and turned from anarchism toward Mussolini-style fascism while serving a 2-year sentence in jail for beating a former girlfriend/comrade. He believes that there is a civil war going on in Japan that began when the Aum Supreme Truth cult attacked the Tokyo subways with sarin nerve gas, hence the militant rhetoric. He has undertaken most of his activities by himself or with a small group of followers and hence is not connected with other leftist or rightist movements.

Comment by DeOrio

March 27, 2007 @ 2:07 am

Thanks.
So in keeping with the “awsomest publicity” line from Mutant Frog, does Toyama get your support? He and NakaMats are the only candidates who could top Ishihara.

Comment by theanphibian

March 27, 2007 @ 6:10 am

I’m a little bit confused. Is this guy really serious about running? Does he stand any chance at all? That entire speech seems rather… extreme to put it lightly.

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March 27, 2007 @ 10:38 am

[…] Kouichi Toyama, one of the 14 candidates running for Governor of Tokyo, has posted a video of his views on YouTube, in which he calls for the destruction of Japan. [Link] […]

Comment by Don

March 27, 2007 @ 1:13 pm

I’ve found my brand!

Intentional or not, Toyama is the best local comedian I’ve seen since Torihada Minoru.

Comment by ken

March 27, 2007 @ 5:32 pm

He might be serious, but not everyone else is:

A version with music has been released on Youtube.

Comment by Carlos Raúl van der Weyden Velásquez

March 28, 2007 @ 11:50 pm

I would consider voting for him, not because I really support his wacko anarcho-fascist views, but because it would be nice to “shake” the somewhat boring Japanese political environment (specially since Abe came into office), in order to awaken Japanese ordinary people’s interest in politics.

Comment by Carlos Raúl van der Weyden Velásquez

March 28, 2007 @ 11:51 pm

(Of course, I don’t support Toyama’s wacko anarcho-fascist views. Japan should not be destroyed, but its bad politicians should be.)

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Comment by DeOrio

April 5, 2007 @ 10:47 am

The video’s been taken down. I believe we might be seeing some kind of electoral rules decision.

Comment by ken

April 5, 2007 @ 12:00 pm

Thanks…Ok, I’ve put the version with English subtitles up there. That’s up for now. Interesting that one version of this was removed, given that there are at least a dozen variations of it up there.