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in Japanese. {{DEFAULTSORT:Akaike, Masaaki 1961 births Living people Politicians from Yamanashi Prefecture Koizumi Children Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Members of Nippon Kaigi Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Nanjing Massacre deniers
is a Japanese politician
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of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives
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in the Diet
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(national legislature).
Career
A native of Kōfu, Yamanashi and graduate ofMeiji University
, abbreviated as Meiji (明治) or Meidai (明大'')'', is a private research university located in Chiyoda City, the heart of Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1881 as Meiji Law School (明治法律学校, ''Meiji Hōritsu Gakkō'') by three Meiji-er ...
, where he is a visiting scholar, Akaike was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after three unsuccessful runs in 1993, 1995 and 2000.
Right-wing positions
Affiliated to , Akaike holds views that are consistent with this openly revisionist lobby: *visits to thecontroversial
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Yasukuni
is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded by Emperor Meiji in June 1869 and commemorates those who died in service of Japan, from the Boshin War of 1868–1869, to the two Sino-Japanese Wars, 1894–1895 and 1937–1945 res ...
shrine
*negation of the Nanking massacre: supported right-wing
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filmmaker Satoru Mizushima
is a Japanese filmmaker and nationalist. He graduated from Waseda University majoring in German literature. He can often be seen and heard during nationalist rallies in Tokyo, especially during anti-Chinese protests. He denies Japan's destructive ...
's 2007 revisionist film ''The Truth about Nanjing
is a 2007 film by Japanese nationalist filmmaker Satoru Mizushima about the 1937 Nanjing Massacre (Nanking Massacre).
Background and funding
Mizushima said he received more than 200 million yen (US$1.8 million) in donations from 5,000 of his su ...
'', which denied that the Nanking Massacre
The Nanjing Massacre (, ja, 南京大虐殺, Nankin Daigyakusatsu) or the Rape of Nanjing (formerly romanized as ''Nanking'') was the mass murder of Chinese civilians in Nanjing, the capital of the Republic of China, immediately after the Ba ...
ever occurred,
*negation of the existence of sexual slavery
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for the Imperial military ('Comfort women
Comfort women or comfort girls were women and girls forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army in occupied countries and territories before and during World War II. The term "comfort women" is a translation of the Japanese '' ia ...
'): among the people who signed ‘THE FACTS’, an ad published in ''The Washington Post
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'' on June 14, 2007, in order to protest against United States House of Representatives House Resolution 121
United States House of Representatives House Resolution 121 () is a Resolution (law), resolution about comfort women which Japanese-American Congressman Mike Honda of California's 15th congressional district introduced to the American House of R ...
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*supports the revision of the constitution, the return to militarism
Akaike is a member of the following Diet groups:
* Diet Celebration League of the 20th Anniversary of His Majesty The Emperor’s Accession to the Throne (天皇陛下御即位二十年奉祝国会議員連盟)
* Nippon Kaigi Diet discussion group (日本会議国会議員懇談会)
* Meeting to verify the truth of the comfort women issue and Nanjing incident (慰安婦問題と南京事件の真実を検証する会)
* Permanent study sessions to carefully think about the vote of foreigners in local elections (永住外国人の地方参政権を慎重に考える勉強会)
* Pro-Yasukuni Alliance (みんなで靖国神社に参拝する国会議員の会)
* Association against human rights bill (人権擁護法案から人権を守る会)
See also
*Koizumi Children
is a popular Japanese political term for the 83 LDP members of the House of Representatives first elected in the 2005 general election. The Koizumi Children are loosely organized into a political association called .
The term is a reference ...
References
*External links
Official website
in Japanese. {{DEFAULTSORT:Akaike, Masaaki 1961 births Living people Politicians from Yamanashi Prefecture Koizumi Children Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Members of Nippon Kaigi Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Nanjing Massacre deniers