Satoshi Akao

Satoshi Akao (赤尾敏, January 15, 1899 in Higashi-ku, Nagoya — February 6, 1990) was an extreme-right Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives of Japan. He has been called "Akao Bin" as a nickname. He had poor health in his childhood. He was interested in utopian philosophy.[1][2]

Satoshi Akao
赤尾敏
Member, House of Representatives of Japan
In office
May 1, 1942 – December 18, 1945
Personal details
Born(1899-01-15)January 15, 1899
Higashi-ku, Nagoya
DiedFebruary 6, 1990(1990-02-06) (aged 91)
Political partyGreat Japan Patriotic Party

Like many Japanese ultra-rightists, Akao had earlier been an anarchist before moving to the radical right, and was a vocal opponent of the Soviet Union and Communism.[3] He helped found and was the first president of the Kenkokukai, or National Foundation Society, a major ultranationalist organization of the 1920s. He was a close associate of Uesugi Shinkichi, who allowed Akao to run the Kenkokukai from his home after the withdrawal of several prominent members left the organization without the means to fund their headquarters.[3]

See also

References
  1. "赤尾敏" [Satoshi Akao]. Kokushi Daijiten (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 683276033. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
  2. "赤尾敏" [Satoshi Akao]. Nihon Jinmei Daijiten (日本人名大辞典) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
  3. Skya, Walter (2009). Japan's Holy War: The Ideology of Radical Shinto Ultranationalism. Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0-8223-9246-0.

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