Japan's emerging thought police

Burndown of Kato Koichi's house because he publicly criticizes Koizumi's Yasukuni visit, Firebottles thrown into Yotaro Kobayashi's house for voicing concerns on Yasukuni issue, threat letters sent to a Keio University Professor for supporting female emperior.

The list goes on...

People can't help but wondering, how far the right wing in Japan will go to selence different voices? Threat such as these (火炎瓶、脅迫状、実家全焼) certainly has more effects than just silencing the different voices, but also impacting directly on how people will voice out their opinions or not at all.

A timely article by Steven Clemons, director of the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation and co-founder of the Japan Policy Research Institute, titled "the rise of Japan's Thougth Police" (Washington Post)

You can email Steven to voice out your support on this issue.