Although no radical right party actually won a seat in Japanese national and local assemblies until 2012, radical right parties and movements have had a noteworthy place in postwar Japan.<\/p>\n
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Moreover, new radical right movements have been growing in the last decade.<\/p>\n
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While Japan\u2019s old radical right is authoritarian, anti-communist, and nationalist, the new radical right is uniquely characterized by its xenophobia.<\/p>\n
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Keeping the rise of the new radical right in mind, Japan seems to be opening a Pandora\u2019s box of radical right politics\u2014much the same as European countries. In this paper, we will examine
\nthe characteristics of Japan\u2019s radical right, comparing the different support bases of the old and new radical right politicians. Analyzing survey data from research we conducted in 2007, we found
\nthat nationalism was their most strongly correlated characteristic, while xenophobia had no significant role in steering the politics of the old radical right.<\/p>\n
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That xenophobia is such a prominent feature of Japan\u2019s new radical right suggests that this political preference is aligning with its West European counterparts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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