Although the news about this is not very big in Japan, the guy who burned down Kioichi Kato's home, apparently for criticizing Koizumi's Yasukuni visit, has been found to be a rightwinger. Wow. What a non-shock.
Here is an article on it. I suspect the news has been somewhat muted because of possible rightist retaliation and threats. Normal in Japan.
19 August I have to correct what I said above. According to one TV program, there has been over 8 hours of coverage this week of the arson. I missed most of it somehow, but it has been covered on TV at least.
August 29 update: Asahi Shimbun article in Japan Focus about this story here
Friday, August 18, 2006
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