12 Facts About Naoki Hyakuta

Naoki Hyakuta is a Japanese former novelist, television producer, and politician.

Naoki Hyakuta is the co-founder and leader of the Conservative Party of Japan.

Naoki Hyakuta is known for his right-wing political views, including his denial of Japanese war crimes before and during World War II, particularly the Nanjing Massacre.

The novel was criticised by Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki as being "a pack of lies" about the war, leading to Naoki Hyakuta speculating that Miyazaki "wasn't right in the head".

In 2013, Naoki Hyakuta was selected by Shinzo Abe as one of 12 members of the board of governors of Japan's national broadcaster NHK.

Naoki Hyakuta had supported in his bid to re-assume leadership of the LDP the previous year.

On June 12,2023, Naoki Hyakuta declared that if the LGBT Understanding Promotion Act, which was still being discussed and debated in the National Diet, were to pass, he would run for the Japanese House of Representatives and form a new political party.

Naoki Hyakuta stated that he didn't see a need to teach such things to children, as they should be taught what a great country Japan is.

Naoki Hyakuta said that claims about the Nanjing Massacre were brought up at the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunals only to cancel out the war crimes the US had committed.

Naoki Hyakuta wrote a book called Jun'ai in memory of his recently deceased friend, the radio and TV show host Yashiki Takajin.

In November 2018 the Tokyo District Court found that Naoki Hyakuta had slandered Takajin's manager as well, ordering an additional 2.75 million yen in compensation and a written apology.

Naoki Hyakuta claimed that the media misinterpreted his words and he is merely "making suggestions based on science fictions".