49 - Imperial Japan pt. 19 - Japanese National Socialism, and Sōgen Ōmori

<p>Today I compare and contrast actual Japanese National Socialism to Japanese ultranationalism by looking at the life and work of Motoyuki Takabatake. Then, I look at the Shōwa Research Association and the Imperial Rule Assistance Association, both of which studied socialism in order to integrate and subvert it. Then I go through Masao Maruyama's framework for fascist development in Japan.</p> <p>After that, I go through the life of Sōgen Ōmori whose life puts on full display several of the themes I've been tracing throughout the Imperial Japan series. Finally, I conclude with a few interesting facts I learned about Toyama and the Black Dragon Society at the end of my research - things which tie into sexpionage honeypot type operations.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Song:</strong></p> <p>Song of Shōwa Restoration</p> <p><strong>Merch:</strong></p> <p>https://programmed-to-chill.myshopify.com/</p>