Netto-uyoku

{{alt-right}}{{hatnote|Not to be confused with [[Benjamin Netanyahu]], who is also fascist}}
'''Netto-uyoku''' (ネット右翼, Internet right-wing) are a subculture of young Internet [[far-right]] nationalists in [[Japan]]. It has been around since the early 2000, and are similar to the American [[alt-right]] which appeared in the 2010s. Traditional or major conservative Japanese right-wingers do not recognize them as right-wingers and mostly think of them as loser trolls.{{efn|Even politicians like far-right conservative [[Shinzo Abe]] have referred to "Netto-uyoku" and [[Zaitokukai]] as anti-Korean [[racist]] hate groups. 
But liberals in Japan are raising suspicions that the ''Netto-uyoku'' is the [[wingnut welfare]] of the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]].
}} The ''netto-uyoku'' is common in Japan's most popular Internet community sites, including [[Yahoo]] Japan. Their main habitat is '{{wpl|2channel|2ch}}'.{{efn|It is the original version of the community of [[4chan]] and [[8chan]].}}

''Netto-uyoku'' has used [[hate speech]] against [[Korea]]ns. They actively support the ''[[Zaitokukai]]'' movement, a strongly anti-Korean organization often called the Japanese equivalent of the [[Neo-Nazi]] movement.

They tend to be [[misogynistic]], cry out about [[reverse discrimination]] against men, and preach Japanese [[chauvinism]] in place of the [[white supremacy]] of western [[Neo-Nazi]]s. So they [[Xenophobia|hate all foreigners]] including white people, and they even call for their slaughter.{{efn|They even claim that pure-blooded Japanese people are massacred because of the mixed race caused by globalization and multiculturalism, similar to the idea of [[white genocide]] in the west.}} Their main object of their hatred are Koreans, [[China|Chinese]], and {{wpl|Burakumin|Burakumins|.}} They're largely made up of a new generation of young people who have not had the experience of [[World War II]], and they're part of the Japanese version of the [[incel]] movement called [[herbivore men]].

Being netizens who maintain ultra-right points of view, the ''netto-uyoku'' also target against the domestic [[left]]-[[centrist]] parties of Japan, particularly the Democratic Party of Japan and the [[Hostile media effect|liberal mass media]].

The ''Netto-uyoku'' abhor liberals and support America's 'alt-right', but not at all on the issue of World War II. They believe that Japan is a victim of World War II because the U.S. dropped [[atomic bomb]]s on [[Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki|Hiroshima and Nagasaki]] during the Pacific War. At the same time, they tend to defend or sympathize with Japan's [[war criminal]]s during World War II, and deny Japanese war crimes. In contrast, the U.S. 'alt-right' are far-right white nationalists who would support [[Japanese American internment]], even if they 
are weeaboos
 faun over Japan's supposed "purity".

Just as the [[alt-right]] critically supports the U.S. [[Republican Party]], ''netto-uyoku'' actively supports the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|LDP]] and [[Shinzo Abe]]. But while the Abe creed has a critical view of Netto-Uyoku, it belongs to another [[Nippon Kaigi|relatively moderate far-right group]].

The ''netto-uyoku'' were the originators of the popular online alt-right chan boards. [[4chan]] is based on Futaba Channel, and it was inspired by 2ch, the home of the ''netto-uyoku'' which originated in 1999,<ref>[https://www.wired.com/2007/04/2-channel-gives-japans-famously-quiet-people-a-mighty-voice/ 2-Channel Gives Japan's Famously Quiet People a Mighty Voice] by Lisa Katayama (04.19.07; 12:00 am) ''Wired''.</ref> while 4chan began in 2003.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080829174144/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121564928060441097.html Modest Web Site Is Behind a Bevy of Memes] by Jamin Brophy-Warren (July 9, 2008) ''The Wall Street Journal'' (archived from August 29, 2008).</ref>

==Known netto-uyoku communities==
; 2channel (2ちゃんねる) [https://2ch.sc/ #] / 5channel (5ちゃんねる) [https://5ch.net/ #]
: The largest internet forum in Japan. 4chan and 8chan are based on 2channel and Futaba Channel. Anti-Korean, anti-Chinese, anti-immigration, antifeminism, anti-LGBT, pseudohistory promotion, genocide denial, Holocaust denial, Neo-Nazism, racism, sexism, "men's rights movement", machismo, paedophilia, homophobia, transphobia, Islamophobia, antisemitism, hate crime, fake news, internet trolling, etc.
; Femi-matsu Sokuhou! (フェミ松速報!) [https://femimatsu.com/ #]
: A large blog. Antifeminism, sexism, "men's rights movement", machismo, homophobia, transphobia, anti-LGBT, anti-Korean, and fake news.
; Futaba Channel (ふたば☆ちゃんねる) [https://www.2chan.net/ #]
: A large internet forum. It is derived from 2channel. Anti-Korean, anti-Chinese, anti-immigration, antifeminism, anti-LGBT, pseudohistory promotion, genocide denial, racism, sexism, "men's rights movement", machismo, paedophilia, homophobia, transphobia, fake news, and internet trolling.
; Japanese Wikipedia (ウィキペディア日本語版) [https://ja.wikipedia.org/ #]
: Concerning politics, history, social issues, and Korean culture, Japanese Wikipedia has a great many biased articles. Japanese Wikipedia is rife with public hate speech about Koreans and Chinese.<ref>[https://time.com/6210117/hate-speech-social-media-zainichi-japan/ "Online Platforms Like Twitter Are Missing a Brutal Wave of Hate Speech in Japan"]. TIME. 1 September 2022. "Japanese far-right netizens called “netto-uyoku” flock to Yahoo! News Japan and other platforms like Twitter and Japanese Wikipedia that allow anonymity. They use the sites to spread historical revisionism and stoke xenophobic views of Korea and China."</ref>
: ''See also: [[wikipedia:Japanese_Wikipedia#Allegations_of_historical_revisionism]]''
; Kokumin ga Shiranai Hannichi no Jittai (国民が知らない反日の実態) [https://w.atwiki.jp/kolia/ #]
: A large wiki site. Anti-Korean, anti-Chinese, anti-immigration, antifeminism, anti-LGBT, pseudohistory promotion, genocide denial, racism, sexism, "men's rights movement", machismo, homophobia, transphobia, fake news, and internet trolling.
; Niconico (ニコニコ動画) [https://www.nicovideo.jp/ #] / Niconico Pedia (ニコニコ大百科) [https://dic.nicovideo.jp/ #]
: The largest online video platform in Japan. Anti-Korean, anti-Chinese, anti-immigration, antifeminism, anti-LGBT, pseudohistory promotion, genocide denial, Holocaust denial, Neo-Nazism, racism, sexism, "men's rights movement", machismo, paedophilia, homophobia, transphobia, antisemitism, hate crime, fake news, and internet trolling.
; The Hidden Truth of Japanese Colonial Period (알아서는 안 되는 일제시대의 진실) [http://yeoksa.blog.fc2.com/ #]
: A propaganda site in Korean language. Anti-Korean, pseudohistory promotion, genocide denial, racism, and sexism.
; UndertakerRach no Copy and Paste de Go! (UndertakerRachのコピペでGO!) [https://undertakerrach.gouketu.com/ #]
: A propaganda site in English. Pseudohistory promotion, genocide denial, anti-Korean, anti-Chinese, racism, sexism, and internet trolling.
: ''See also: [https://undertakerrach.gouketu.com/tokyo.html Their claim about the International Military Tribunal for the Far East]''
; Wondrous Japan Forever Project (WJFプロジェクト) [http://wondrousjapanforever.blog.fc2.com/ #]
: Blogs and propaganda videos in multilanguage. Pseudohistory promotion, genocide denial, anti-Korean, anti-Chinese, anti-immigration, antifeminism, racism, and sexism.
: ''See also: [http://wondrousjapanforever.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-793.html An example of the English content]''

==''Zaitokukai''==
[[File:Demonstration by zaitokukai in Tokyo 3.jpg|thumb|350px|right|2013 demonstration by ''Zaitokukai'' in Tokyo]]
'''Zainichi Tokken o Yurusanai Shimin no Kai'''（在日特権を許さない市民の会, 在特会, meaning Association of Citizens against the Special Privileges of the ''{{wpl|Zainichi}}''）is a Japanese far-right anti-Korean, anti-Chinese, anti-American, anti-Russian, anti-Australian, anti-communist, and neo-[[fascism|fascist]] organization and a hate group. Hate groups in similar positions include Britain's [[English Defense League]], Germany's [[PEGIDA]] and Greece's [[Golden Dawn]].

The ''Zaitokukai'' was founded in 2006 by a [[Concern troll|concerned citizen]] going by the pseudonym [[Makoto Sakurai]] who, after having seen a TV news report about a movement supporting premium-free pension rights for Zainichi Koreans, became convinced that foreigners, particularly Koreans, were being granted special privileges [[Persecution complex|not afforded to native Japanese]]. They are not recognized as conservatives by mainstream Japanese conservatives. They are often called [[Neo-Nazi]] groups in and out of [[Japan]].

Former member Dairyo Kawahigashi (川東大了) has stated his wish to retaliate with [[nuclear weapons]] against the United States as a means of revenge for the [[atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki]].

''Zaitokukai'' hates Koreans the most, but is essentially a group with strong exclusivity toward all races except for pure-blooded Japanese. They hate white people, too, and point to them and say, "Western savage (洋夷) go to your country!". Ironically, however, they like the West's [[alt-right]]. These are basically [[Racialism|racialists]].

==People who are supported by netto-uyoku==
* [[Shinzō Abe]] (安倍 晋三)
* [[Tarō Asō]] (麻生 太郎)
* [[Nobukatsu Fujioka]] (藤岡 信勝) [[wikipedia:Nobukatsu_Fujioka|#]]
* [[Kent Gilbert]] (ケント・ギルバート) [[wikipedia:Kent_Gilbert|#]]
* [[Tōru Hashimoto]] (橋下 徹) [[wikipedia:Tōru_Hashimoto|#]]
* [[Toshiko Hasumi]] (はすみ としこ) [[wikipedia:Shiori_Itō#Defamation_suit_against_Toshiko_Hasumi|#]]
* [[Shūdō Higashinakano]] (東中野 修道) [[wikipedia:Shūdō_Higashinakano|#]]
* [[Naoki Hyakuta]] (百田 尚樹) [[wikipedia:Naoki_Hyakuta|#]]
* [[Shintarō Ishihara]] (石原 慎太郎) [[wikipedia:Shintaro_Ishihara|#]]
* [[Hideaki Kase]] (加瀬 英明) [[wikipedia:Hideaki_Kase|#]]
* [[Takashi Kawamura]] (河村 たかし) [[wikipedia:Takashi_Kawamura_(politician)|#]]
* [[Yoshinori Kobayashi]] (小林 よしのり) [[wikipedia:Yoshinori_Kobayashi|#]]
* [[Yuriko Koike]] (小池 百合子) [[wikipedia:Yuriko_Koike|#]]
* [[Lee Young-hoon]] (李 榮薰) [[wikipedia:Lee_Young-hoon|#]]
* [[Jin Matsubara]] (松原 仁) [[wikipedia:Jin_Matsubara|#]]
* [[Satoru Mizushima]] (水島 総) [[wikipedia:Satoru_Mizushima|#]]
* [[Toshio Motoya]] (元谷 外志雄) [[wikipedia:Toshio_Motoya|#]]
* [[Masatoshi Muto]] (武藤 正敏) [[wikipedia:Masatoshi_Muto|#]]
* [[Shingo Nishimura]] (西村 眞悟) [[wikipedia:Shingo_Nishimura|#]]
* [[Oh Sonfa]] (呉 善花) [[wikipedia:Oh_Sonfa|#]]
* [[J. Mark Ramseyer]] (ジョン・マーク・ラムザイヤー) [[wikipedia:J._Mark_Ramseyer|#]]
* [[Makoto Sakurai]] (桜井 誠)
* [[Yoshiko Sakurai]] (櫻井 よしこ) [[wikipedia:Yoshiko_Sakurai|#]]
* [[Ayako Sono]] (曽野 綾子) [[wikipedia:Ayako_Sono|#]]
* [[Mio Sugita]] (杉田 水脈) [[wikipedia:Mio_Sugita|#]]
* [[Koichi Sugiyama]] (すぎやま こういち) [[wikipedia:Koichi_Sugiyama|#]]
* [[Katsuya Takasu]] (高須 克弥)
* [[Toshio Tamogami]] (田母神 俊雄) [[wikipedia:Toshio_Tamogami|#]]
* [[Shōichi Watanabe]] (渡部 昇一) [[wikipedia:Shōichi_Watanabe|#]]
* [[Noriyuki Yamaguchi]] (山口 敬之) [[wikipedia:Noriyuki_Yamaguchi|#]]
* [[Sharin Yamano]] (山野 車輪) [[wikipedia:Sharin_Yamano|#]]
* [[Daisuke Arikado]] (有門 大輔) 
* [[Daisuke Kuroda]]（黒田 大輔）
* [[Shuuhei Nishimura]] (西村 修平) 
* [[Kou Bunyu]] (黄 文雄) 
* [[Paku Shinho]] (朴 信浩) 
* [[Keisei Suzuki]] (鈴木　傾城) 
* [[Hiroyuki Nishimura]] (西村 博之) 
* [[Masashi Nishimura]] (西村 雅史) 
* [[Gorou Sakuma]] (佐久間 五郎) 
* [[Tarou Yamada]] (山田　太郎) 
* [[Ken Akamatsu]] (赤松　健) 
* [[Takashi Yamaguchi]] (山口 貴士) 
* [[Nobuhiko Sakai]] (酒井 信彦) 
* [[Ryuusho Kadoya]] (門田　隆将) 
* [[Kana Shindo]]（新藤 加菜）
* [[Yoshiaki Yoshida]] (吉田 嘉明) [[wikipedia:DHC_Corporation#Racial_statements_by_CEO_and_withdrawal_from_Korea|#]]

==See also==
* [[Zaitokukai]], a hate group created by them
* [[Genocide denial]], a favourite pastime of theirs
* [[/pol/]] &ndash; if they were in the West, you'd find them here
* [[Internet troll]], which many of them arguably are
* [[Herbivore men]], which many of them ''definitely'' are
* [[Makoto Sakurai]], their hero

==Notes==
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