1. Makoto Sakurai is the pen name of a political activist, blogger, and writer from Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
13 Facts About Makoto Sakurai
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Makoto Sakurai maintains an online presence under the username "Doronpa" and similar variations.
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Makoto Sakurai is currently active on his blog, Twitter, and TwitCasting accounts.
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On December 2,2006, Makoto Sakurai founded the nationalist political group Zaitokukai, short for and held an inaugural meeting the next month, in response to a TV news report about a group of Japanese citizens supporting Zainichi Koreans' ability to obtain national pensions without making any premium payments.
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Makoto Sakurai was arrested by Japanese police on June 16,2013, in Tokyo after an anti-Korean demonstration by Zaitokukai members ended in a fistfight with counterprotesters.
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Makoto Sakurai held a public debate with Osaka mayor Toru Hashimoto on October 20,2014, regarding hate speech.
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On November 11,2014, Makoto Sakurai announced that he would step down as leader of the Zaitokukai and leave the group on the 30th of the same month.
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When Makoto Sakurai announced his intention to step down as leader of Zaitokukai and leave the group, he stated he would not be a politician.
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When Makoto Sakurai was featured in news coverage newspapers such as The Asahi Shimbun and Tokyo Shimbun criticized Makoto Sakurai, claiming he took advantage of the election to deliver hate speech.
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Makoto Sakurai claimed that by fulfilling these promises, money and pride would go back to the hands of the Japanese to better suit the lives of the Japanese people instead of foreigners and foreign countries.
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Makoto Sakurai did not beg voters to vote for him; only to cast their votes.
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Makoto Sakurai was a candidate in the 2021 Japanese general election for the Japan First Party in the Tokyo 15th district.
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Articles written by Makoto Sakurai occasionally appeared in the magazine Japanism, published by Seirindo.