How A Cult Took Over Japan

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How Japan Was Taken Over By A Cult
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[@OBFYT]

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[@hallooos7585]

Can you please cover Dan world cult that is currently resurfing in Korea as Hybe a well known ent company has weird implications on their groups lyrics and music video?

[@GalacticTradingPost]

Do you guys remember when south korea's female president was caught taking orders from a cult leader? This reminds me of that alot.

[@BluegillGreg]

Dan World Cult? Hybe resurfing ent? what?

[@NikolinaAndersen]

Is there any way you could Up the volume a bit on your vocal recordings?`The way your voice puts your face to sleep makes it hard for others to hear what you're saying. Either that or add subs, thanks!

[@rebeccachambers4701]

Yeah because America doesn't have the same problem with evangelicals

[@ankokunokayoubi]

The fact that general public has a rather more positive sentiment towards the assassin says it all.

[@steel146]

false info

[@fukunaga-kane]

@@steel146 Nah its the consensus in Japan.

[@ExcessumGaming]

@@fukunaga-kane I checked it out and yeah thats actually true

[@steel146]

@@ExcessumGaming saying it neutrally, depends on which media one checks and what “truth” one believes.

[@steel146]

@@fukunaga-kane i’m not here to argue. one believes one already believes. it’s all confirmation bias nowadays, for this channel, you or me.

[@neuralgarden]

I was unfortunately born into this religion. Always had a feeling that something was off. My parents were brainwashed into worshiping Moon, a false messiah who claims he is Jesus. My dad wasted his college degree for this religion, he spent all his time fundraising working like a slave for Sung Myong Moon and his family. So did all of the other church members. This video doesn't even scratch the surface of what goes on behind the curtains. Churches are a tax free business and Moon died with a net worth of $900 million, meanwhile all the followers lived in absolute poverty. So I understand why Tetsuya Yamagami did what he did because this church ruined not only his life but millions of others as well. edit: I don't condone what he did, just saying I'm not surprised by this event in the slightest.. also my family has left the cult a while back, we are doing fine now.

[@Tethloach1]

It was surprising that he took out a famous political leader, I think that job is very dangerous.

[@_NekOz]

​@@Tethloach1 It was the easier target. Less guards and it's public. A leader of a cult is more paranoid and have way more guards.

[@aubreysong]

So, in the end, it's all about money. I wonder where all the money goes

[@neuralgarden]

@@aubreysong well, it just goes straight to Moon’s family. The money is also given to politicians who will endorse them, and other business investments to make more money. The church also created The Washington Times Newspaper. My little brother snuck up to the top floor once. It’s a really elegant interior, but he said the top floor was super dingy and dimly lit.. it was after normal working hours so he thought it’d be empty, but after going up he saw a bunch of church members hunched over, just typing away in the dark. Then they all turned their heads at the same time and just stared at him. He got out after being chased by a security guard.

[@twofourseven365phoreber]

wow thats dark

[@louis-marieokolo41]

I never thought I would ever feel sympathy for an assassin... This has to be the craziest thing I've ever heard 😢

[@Functionviktor]

Long live Tetsuya Yamagami!

[@ResetYourMind1]

​@Functionviktor yea but he should've moved to Vegas or something

[@panacea26947]

I feel sympathy for Japanese people in general tbh. These people do not care about politics and are probably under the impression that they are living in a democratic country when in reality they’re living in a country that has been dominated by a single political party for more than half a century.

[@tsdfghjkl]

@@panacea26947 The Socialist Party of Japan was in power from 1994 to 1995 and the Democratic Party of Japan was in power from 2009 to 2012. Japanese people only vote for the LDP because basically all other parties are even worse. Who would vote for the Communist Party?

[@spawel1]

@@panacea26947 what do you expect when the US occupies the country for like 10 years then enforces their style of government onto them. basically the people are brainwashed into supporting liberal democracy (which is really just the rich/privileged having all the power). Korea had something similar happen (they were divided mainly by the US who btw continued the "comfortwomen" system that japan had), it took about until the 90s for there to be any semblance of "democracy" (really just a corrupt oligarchy), seriously they elected the daughter of Park Chung-hee who was a dictator (to clarify he is popular with the older generations iirc as hes considered responsible for Koreas current economic "prosperity", which again mostly goes to the rich, chaebols, etc), unsurprisingly President Park II is tried for corruption a year after her presidency ended, she then gets pardoned 3 years later.

[@Emmanuelw2Ms]

Oh, I do not like that the Unification Church has a HQ in the U.S. I don't like that at all.

[@mattbosley3531]

Do you know how many weird religious cults there are in the U.S.? That's what happens when you have freedom of religion.

[@jacobc9221]

🔥

[@daeseongkim93]

theyve been there for awhile, and as mentioned his son runs a successful right-wing gun-totting sect of the moonies. theyve been in the news a lot

[@lain7758]

Moonies are the least of your worries in the US, where Mormons and JW's abound. You can thank the Protestant Reformation for that.

[@neuralgarden]

Yeah, Moon has been here long before and has paid politicians for testimonies to gain power & influence in America. The church also created The Washington Times Newspaper to spread their influence. My lil brother snuck into it once, saw some weird stuff on the top floor. I was born into this crap. Members are brainwashed into working their behind off for no pay, and it's all for a false messiah. The recruiters or "spiritual parents" target young college students (basically a pyramid scheme for the arranged marriage thing, recruit 3 people, you get to get married). Anyways, my Dad ended up wasting his college degree for this church, gave up everything. We grew up poor. They go around in vans fund raising 12+ hours a day, sometimes no sleep if they don't hit money quotas. The movement is still extremely prevalent in parts of the US, it's a gigantic religion, but luckily most of the other 2nd generation people in my state seem to have left the church. Doubt I'll ever become religious after all this stuff.

[@williamsullivan3967]

Slight correction. There was a political assassination in the 60s. A politician giving a speech was cut down by an angry fella with a samurai sword.

[@Noperare]

Otoya Yamaguchi

[@hmurdock]

Yeah, the Wakizashi assasination in 1960.

[@yungfiend6830]

The politicians name was Inejirō Asanuma. Yamaguchi was a japanese nationalist and Asanuma was a socialist. The assasination is very complicated so if you wanna know more I suggest researching it on your own.

[@therealtrashman456]

in that instance the politician was the good guy and the assassin a fascist.

[@yungfiend6830]

@@therealtrashman456 it's really not that black and white.

[@mariekatherine5238]

Remember, only 80 years ago, the Japanese were worshipping their emperor. In the grand scheme of time, 80 years is nothing.

[@thebestteacher7466]

Holy shit I can't believe it's only 80 years ago

[@Quidditch2888]

You think that’s crazy? 100 years ago they had just established themselves as a major economic power capable of defeating European nations at war and had occupied Manchuria and Korea. Meanwhile only another 70 years before that Japan had no railways, no electricity, and a ruling Samurai class.

[@matty92k]

Sadly that die hard work till your sick just work somemore and probably die for the cause. The youth of japan say f that​@Quidditch2888

[@Quidditch2888]

@@matty92k what?

[@matty92k]

@@Quidditch2888 sorry for my bad grammar. I'm basically saying japan was built on a die hard 80 to 100 hour work week and were expected to have kids on top of that lol its no wonder domestic violence was so high in japan prior to the great freeze. Somewhere along the lines after 2005ish younger folks started to work less and less or want to work less. They also began to show signs of a lack of sex drive or want for relationships. Japan will be extinct unless they open the flood gates for refugees Mass migration

[@souluti0n]

I don’t quiet get the „Japan is dying“ in the thumbnail. Ok, yes there have been killings and the cult is seemingly doing damage but other than that Japan as a country is far from dying.

[@OKOKOKOKOKOKOK-zn2fy]

A collapse in the birthrate means that the country is dying through non-replacement. They will probably get overrun by the Chinese if they don't start having lots of kids.

[@ash_11117]

@@OKOKOKOKOKOKOK-zn2fy I don't understand how the birth rate is so low. They got the hottest women 😭😭😭

[@OKOKOKOKOKOKOK-zn2fy]

@@ash_11117 The economy is so hostile to young people, no one dares make a baby. ... and you are correct. Japanese women are tremendously hot. The same thing will happen in the US in the near future. Only irresponsible people will have kids when they can't afford to care for them. Remember that movie where smart people stopped having kids and the world was overrun by the idiots that kept breeding ? Yeah... It's happening.

[@techzone1552]

Well it's dying in a different way - extremely low birth rates and an overabundance of an elderly population.

[@Preaplanes]

@@techzone1552 That problem will weed itself out, because the ones who are more prone to breeding will make up the next generation. Survival of the fittest.

[@HAunderscoreVE]

There was a political assassination in japan in the 1960, The Assassination of Inejirō Asanuma.

[@matthewzakrzewski1797]

iconic.

[@Zetsushige]

Yeah and that assassination changed Ikeda after watching his political rival die on stage by stabbing from an elite that disdained poor people to being very moderate.

[@hermaeusmora2945]

Wikipedia says he was a communist that was pro-China...so no loss that he's gone.

[@sammysammy8]

Yeah there’s a great video by the channel Spectacles about the events surrounding this time, defo check it out

[@treystephens6166]

It was a Ninja 🥷🏿

[@sk-sm9sh]

Impressive that they digged a deep investigation into motivation behind the assassination when it was already obvious who did it. I truly believe the fact that they did this is the very prime reason why homicide rate in Japan is low. Most other places would simply jail the person and give 0 f*ck for the reasons why he decided to assassinate someone. When you study reasons into homicide it helps you to prevent future incidents.

[@jeremyjackson7429]

I saw a video explaining this phenomenon. Japanese people are more likely to assign collective blame rather than individual blame. When someone does a heinous crime, their superiors and acquaintances are also likely to be blamed. As a collective society, they're more likely to assign blame that encompasses the entire group instead of solely the single individual.

[@Sanakudou]

I’m personally quite skeptical of the accuracy of their homicide rates in Japan, especially if they’re calculating based on convictions and not dead bodies, because until fairly recently there was a statue of limitation on homicide, which meant if you didn’t catch the killer in a set amount of time, they would get away with it, even if you later found irrefutable proof of their guilt they couldn’t be charged for the crime. So, depending on how Japan’s murder rate is calculated, it could be quite misleading, perhaps it’s still dramatically lower than other countries but still not AS low as the statistics insinuate. It’s something I’d have loved to verify myself but due to the data coming from Japanese source it really requires a Japanese speaking individual to truly be able to investigate the integrity of the data being used for this statistic. Regardless, I think the most simplest explanation for why this investigation occurred is the fact it was a high profile political figure that was assassinated, with it occurring right in front of a multitude of main stream journalists/TV crews who captured everything as it unfolded. The innovative and unique murder weapon on its own was also enough to ensure it’d be impossible for any member of the general public to be satisfied with a reductive explanation of “political extremism” as the motive for the murder. The sympathetic backstory of the killer also seems to go viral online instantly after the crime occurred, adding even more intrigue. Bizarrely specific crimes always prompt the public’s desire for equally specific explanations.

[@neuralgarden]

@@Sanakudou Good point, reminds me of their homeless population rate. The streets are generally clean, few homeless people, but in reality there are many homeless people that sleep in an office or a capsule hotel. They try their best to blend in with society due to the stigma and shame. In regards to the murder rate I think you're right that it's much lower than other countries, but it could be difficult to get an accurate number.

[@ming3920]

Well, it is a huge political assassination, so obviously they need to question the motive, whether or not there are foreign powers connected to the assassin and so on.

[@ninawayyy]

there was a story on reddit, where a foreigner living in japan got arrested. (which was a misunderstanding that he was carrying drugs which were actually his meds) he was in for 7ish days and the police dig up his whole background. Like a wholef fat book of info on this guy. mind blowing

[@Kami_Interface]

Can barely hear what you're saying, the bass is reverberating through the table the mic is on. Sounds like you're talking through a wall or something

[@OBFYT]

I'll have a look at that in future vids, been struggling after I moved with tall ceilings...

[@debadityasaha1684]

Most likely, 😊you have a hearing impairment.

[@tomasvrabec1845]

I didn't even notice there was any bass or. Any musing in the background what so ever...

[@Joe-Mama978]

I don’t mind the audio

[@SaltSim]

Play the video at 1.25x it’s way better

[@poil8351]

The moon cult is sort of a korean ultra nationalist movement. It is kind if ironic that is so influential japan.

[@fromOPHIRwithLove]

It was silently taking over Japan until Abe's assassin exposed it. Although I really don't think it would end that easily.

[@michaelk4896]

what's most ironic is that this Korean cult found a partner in Kishi, who was a convicted class-A war criminal and a part of Tojo's cabinet.

[@alaskanbullworm5500]

Moon likes money more than he hates Japan.

[@xaf15001]

Apparently it's also influential in the US. It's connected to The Washington Times.

[@alaskanbullworm5500]

@@xaf15001 moon himself founded that rag

[@daneo617]

So basically Scientology in Japan.

[@bosunbill9059]

unfortunately the UC also taken over america, where they are called Moonies. And they were so unhinged that they started worshipping AR15, the rifle. Yes, they worship a gun as they do with Christ, or I dare say the AR15 might even be above Christ in their "church".

[@asmr_pirate]

They also have scientology.

[@BigFrakkinOgre]

Moonies are worse than Hubbardites. At least the "scifi author enthusiasts" aren't actively destroying a country for revenge.

[@namenameson9065]

Scientology is worse, no? Did the moon cult force this woman to give away all her money? Or was she just a nutjob? Scientology holds its members hostage and doesn't let them leave and harasses them when they do. But, people still join of their own free will. Communists don't give people a choice. Once they capture a society, everyone becomes a slave.

[@AwesomeHairo]

@@asmr_pirate Oof.

[@vinesauceobscurities]

8:49 Can't believe you absolutely ignored Inejiro Asanuma's assassination in 1960. This is hardly even the nuttiest political protest action to happen in post-war Japan.

[@ferdgerbeler8494]

Sure, that was a close one, japan barely saved itself from the greatest nightmare to ever plague humanity, but now, it seems they have forgotten and are back on that same dark path, but i am afraid none today have the same courage they did back then.

[@kobemop]

@@ferdgerbeler8494 all of this so they produce your favorite animes and hentais, okay lol.

[@newchannel1220]

unification church is a christian cult founded in Skorea. yes its christian not buddhism nor islam.

[@falco830]

@@kobemopand the cars you drive…

[@fl-ri-]

@@ferdgerbeler8494 Seeing the new Prime Minister start up mass immigration is heart breaking. The downfall of Europe and America comes to Japan.

[@tyeman3039]

We had Moonies living across the street they were nice. But when things started to go down with the IRS in the US their house suddenly caught fire and they left. 🙄😳

[@TaLeng2023]

Must be a front for something and they destroyed it along with evidence.

[@caeruleumluna9630]

And so, ends with them lies and deceit masked as a religion. Embrace Islam, brothers, and be freed of these uncanny lies.

[@TaLeng2023]

@@caeruleumluna9630 lol

[@jaydev8148]

​​@@caeruleumluna9630lol

[@Gghhh-ey4yw]

​@@caeruleumluna9630And enjoy with 72 Virgins after death Right ? 😂

[@jaughnekow]

best way to control people is to control their beliefs.

[@user-uq8xv2fp2l]

Some people need to be controlled,because their heads always empty - the npcs

[@CannibaLouiST]

@@user-uq8xv2fp2l thats becuz theyve been emptied by the elites

[@mizan-mq3me]

You just spoken the truth

[@jaughnekow]

@@user-uq8xv2fp2l I understand but humans are terrible at doing things moderately. We like to mess things up.

[@AwesomeHairo]

Religion is a plague.

[@DiogoSantos-ix5sl]

Very interesting video; just a couple of notes. 1) this wasn’t the first political assassination since World War Two in Japan. A communist party leader was famously killed with a katana in the post-war period. 2) Abe’s murder likely had political motivations behind it that are worth exploration. Abe was not an obvious target for the kind of grievances the perpetrator had.

[@vrilgod4176]

Asanuma wasn't a communist, he was anti-American and wanted complete expulsion of liberalism and anglo-american influence. While Yamaguchi's nationalist party first article is to be pro-American

[@Catherine.Dorian.]

If you know more about this may I ask, this cult was linked with the liberal party? Or was that just a fact the guy was liberal not the cult is? Just curious since we have a liberal cult too

[@legometaworld2728]

The Liberal Democratic Party is a right-wing political party, it's unrelated to the Western definition of "liberal" (also there is no "liberal cult" in the West).

[@liberalegypt]

​@@legometaworld2728 he confused between liberal as politics & economics And woke cult in left modern western Marxism

[@LordVader1094]

@@vrilgod4176 He was very much communist aligned. He had far greater loyalty to the PRC than Japan. And what's your source on the Greater Japan Patriotic Party being pro-American? They seem more anti-communist and therefore aligned with the US-SK-JP alliance by proxy.

[@lukehonegger8113]

actually insane people fall for this church and their obvious exploitive tendencies

[@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

I know one guy who belongs to the Unification Church. Super nice guy, intelligent, talented, very successful in his field. Pretty darned sure he's not insane. (Though a lot about the Unification Church seems awfully insane to me.)

[@bobbyclemente21]

Many other cults, e.g. Aum Shinrikyo, Perfect Liberty and Soka Gakkai in JPN, and MANY in other countries as well.

[@calimantis]

Those who stand for nothing will fall for anything

[@chrismay2298]

True. Same with the rest of the thinly veiled death cults everyone is in. It's the rule for humans. Which one do you claim?

[@adrianprincipe2370]

Maybe he's donating most of his money to the church.

[@noco-pf3vj]

First I heard about the cult, when a KZbinr in his video essay, talked about, how he was convinced by a girl that Jesus's reincarnation was born in North Korea. I thought he was joking like many KZbinrs do, but no it's real, I was surprised that cult was connected to Shinzo Abe's assassination. I feel sympathy for the assassin, his life was ruined because of the cult.

[@emerlance]

and that happen in modern days where you can find information faster than ever since the dawn of humanity, i can understand now why on the ancient times people can be brutal with this kind of thing

[@SakhotGamer]

if jesus had actually been reborn i would not exist by now 😄

[@MaximusAugustusOrthodox]

@@liorgilboa2972respect Christ

[@polytopey]

Most Japanese regret Abe's death, yet if given power, they'll vote for Yamagami to have lenient punishment, or even freed. Now, that's a display of how complex human society is.

[@chuunibing]

No that is just high moral society sympathize for the less fortunate

[@bobbyclemente21]

How people don't have much empathy for corrupt political leaders...

[@cenotemirror]

It makes a sort of good sense if you think about it. They hate political violence and are sad to see Abe, someone whom they knew as their leader and who some of them voted for, die violently. Yet at the same time they understand Yamagami's situation and the pain and misery that drove him to do what he did, basically take justice into his own hands when the corruption of the system denied him it. So they have sympathy for both men, and would save both if they could.

[@VyseLegendaire]

Its a sign of schizophrenia as well. Abe should or could be brought up on corruption charges long before being gunned down by a lunatic from behind.

[@jameswatson5807]

No he took a life, he should not be freed.

[@InHerPlace]

Someone killed someone else and only then did everyone else snap their attention to the root motivator. How tragically timeless.

[@orangerightgold7512]

Abe's grandfather was the Monster of manchuria.

[@konstantinrebrov675]

Manchukuo

[@spawel1]

@@konstantinrebrov675 manchukuo is the japanese name no?

[@Viridian02]

@@spawel1 indeed it was. once the japanese took over manchuria, they placed pu-yi as a puppet emperor and announced manchuria as a new state called manchukuo, effectively abolished once they left china though

[@bobbyclemente21]

My mom moved to Shinkyo, Manchukuo as a single woman, married a Jpnse guy and had three kids. Two died soon after the surrender of WWII in Kyoto. Never put it together than it was his grandfather who was PM at the time, but what makes you think he was responsible? By then it was all military leaders and everyone needed a boogeyman and Tojo became "it", when in fact there were many who shared the blame.

[@user-gi5ly3fh3j]

Numerous evidences have been found that Nobusuke Kishi was an agent of CIA in the U.S.

[@user-ch1lr2pm3t]

“Religion poisons everything.” Christopher Hitchens

[@zzz66688]

"yOuRe NPC! rElIgIoN gOoD"

[@Chorizo1]

Wow, this is incredible! I had no idea a Korean cult was even a piece of the puzzle until now! Having been part of a Korean cult, Good News Mission/IYF, myself, it's so crazy to see the repercussions play out this way. Thanks for the video

[@mdkooter]

very interesting, thank you for sharing!

[@Joe-Mama978]

I can’t believe that an assassin took out Shinzo Abe and the assassin came out on top. A two time prime minister lost to a disgruntled assassin. I will never understand Japanese society. It is an enigma

[@normanladdleschnitzel1928]

All of Asia is an enigma, In South Korea there walks free today a North Korean spy who planted a bomb on a commercial flight resulting in a midflight explosion and the deaths of ~124 people. They were held for like 2 years then pardoned by the south korean prime minister and now is a regular member of south korean society.........

[@riowhi7]

Its not that deep lol. A political assassination is extremely uncommon and it happened only once in Japan’s post ww2 history. Naturally people will want to understand the motive. When they learned why he did it, they agreed with the reasoning. Abe was not that popular to begin with, though low voter turnout made him and the LDP seem more popular than they really are.

[@erdood3235]

Archduke Ferdinand

[@Joe-Mama978]

@@erdood3235 That analogy doesn’t work. People supported Gavrilo Princip because they were Serbian nationalists, he was one of them. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was considered an enemy to the cause of Serbian nationalism. So, it seems only rational that they would support his assassin. With Shinzo Abe, he was one of them, an elected leader. It just seems so odd that the people would betray their own slain leader over something everyone knew was happening

[@erdood3235]

@@Joe-Mama978 "betray" "their own"

[@SuzuTails]

This is crazy, never would've known this without this vid fr Need more views

[@ZIILLLAATRADES]

thank you for providing this. how did all the international reporters miss this. how could he be so freaking influential in the leading party wauw

[@alexiscarbajal1282]

damn,i actually got click baited by the title and card

[@andrewwarren8474]

Same lol.

[@TayoEXE]

I was at that station where he was shot just a couple days earlier. You bet I was surprised. O_o I've actually met a number of Unification church members back in 2014 to 2015, and one of my friends' mother was literally showing us photos of Reverend Moon and explaining it. She was really deep into it, but I could tell he wasn't. I met a newly married couple that actually explained the mass wedding thing to me. He was American and his wife Japanese, and he explained to me that they basically set up arranged marriages from their parents, so they knew each other. I noticed that they seemed to encourage international marriages. I actually wonder what has happened to those couples since the assassination, whether they stayed or split. It's been a very strange time for us to be back living in Japan, but I haven't heard anything like that again since 2015 at least. The other one to note is Soka Gakkai, a modern Nichiren Buddhism sect that has a lot of business ties. I learned from one guy that they own Daiso, the most popular 100 yen shop chain in the country, among other well known business.

[@tempestsonata1102]

Soka Gakkai is quite influential in my Japanese in-laws' neighborhood. My mother-in-law told me before we first went to the local Catholic church that we should not tell any neighbor where we were going, because they might see us in a bad light. As if a dirt poor international family could be seen in any good light, LOL.

[@C0ldIron]

This explains some of the elements of the cult that is a running gag in the Yakuza/Like a Dragon game series. Especially their greeting of “moonancho”

[@arcdraconis9579]

Onast to you

[@subparticle8995]

There's always someone like you who only get their information about Japan from video games and animes... Those comments are cringe, go away.

[@kusanagi533d]

Great video, thanks for the quick and straight forward presentation.

[@zk6954]

hes not a criminal, he's a victim who reacted out of desperation to finally bring the truth to light.

[@pinokodayo]

Speaking of cults, look up Soka Gakkai. Ive been seeing it expanding a lot lately in the USA (like yes it’s been here but it’s popping up a lot more lately)

[@tigerbalmespresso]

I read somewhere that one of the largest yakuza organizations was run by zainichi koreans. I also read that Abe's family is of zainichi descent. This is all starting to piece together that Koreans took revenge against Japan, and here we are now.

[@zqxito9558]

Abe's family line is literally 0% korean, what did you smoke? "revenge of the koreans" s m h

[@moebiusjdx7288]

That was quite informative. Thank you for sharing this info. I had no idea all of this went down over there

[@bbd121]

When I think "Cult", I think local group and not international, million member conglomerate.

[@Salaryman_]

When I hear the word religion, I think cult. They are the same thing.

[@squidsona8509]

There have been pretty large cults over the years

[@lain7758]

​@@Salaryman_that means you don't think

[@greasy8394]

@@Salaryman_ Religion is literally a front by satanism to give you the illusion that you're a good guy, but the entire time Jesus was Lucifer and all these other angels are just demons in disguise, and this ideology goes all the way up to the elites. So you're right.

[@greasy8394]

Really? You never heard of the E Loo Me Naughty, Free May Zons? I spelt it like that on purpose.

[@EpicFutureSpace]

Bro, I didnt even know Shinzo Abe was assassinated. And I thought I followed the news. Thanks for enlightening me about all of this craziness.

[@rebellefleur2993]

It was planed by Usa

[@Cr4z3d]

And this is why separation of religion and state is important.

[@2soulzkilluminati135]

I remember seeing something similar like that when i was very young in Germany.

[@kingsolo5009]

For anyone curious about his sentencing, the probability is between death and life imprisonment.

[@blankx15]

Death could make him be seen as a Martyr they better be careful.

[@fromOPHIRwithLove]

@@blankx15 They've been programmed to obey, so it doesn't matter much. If it was in the U.S. it would be a problem indeed.

[@Hunnie_Bunnie55]

pity

[@jonathanazor3333]

i had no idea this was a thing, holy shit 👀👀 you content is hella appreciated 🙇🏾‍♂️

[@AmericanRationalist]

Meanwhile in Japan, there’s a video titled “how a cult took over the United States”…

[@xavierwalko4175]

So this somehow connects to that guy named Mickey who proclaimed he owned one of the famous hotels in New York City that just so happens to be owned by these guys? Ok.

[@mopbrothers]

I want to visit Japan someday. It’s sad the country is losing its identity. I wonder how Japan would’ve been if WW2 never happened. If it didn’t get western influence would anime even exist?

[@tallion7277]

This is something straight out of an anime. Reminds me a LOT of the series "Terror in Resonance"

[@lifeline_]

Yes, people in Japan are very sympathetic towards cult victims. You can't really go anywhere without seeing recruiting efforts by them. When I first moved to Japan, I was warned a dozen times about cults by different people. I think context needs to be given that many people protest Abe's funeral because it is costing I think it was $12 million from the government? Not specifically protesting a funeral for Abe but the cost of it. Despite sympathy, most people I know don't have an opinion on whether he should be released or not. I'm not sure a petition with 13k signitures is indicitive of Japanese sentiment (nor is my experience from those around me).

[@massashihosono]

Japan is not dying out. Japan is just awaking after decades. Mind you, LDP is not the only party in the country.

[@johnnybaum7957]

You sure? Your Yen is so weak now that you can't even travel outside of the country anymore lol. You guys are now not even in the top 10 per GDP PPP capita..... and yet you still delusional that Japan is waking up? After voting the same party for over 70 years?!?!??! LMAO no wonder you country is in this state.

[@mmgboyapoy6426]

Here in the Philippines we have a similar cult called Iglesia Ni Cristo who have deep connections with politicians

[@TaLeng2023]

Also that cult by Dugong's friend Quibulok that is involved in human trafficking.

[@leibniz4455]

I got schoolmates who have those practices, and coincidentally.. they seem to be the ones that simp too much

[@dawnfmEnthusiast]

Fascinating

[@yoongzy]

The fact that there are still people believing in cults and their sayings is mind boggling.

[@TheDanieru]

You also believe in the State and Government. It is also a cult with its own rituals, priests(scientists and newscasters), personal Knights(police and military) and gods law. So there is no difference.

[@Alisa-qt7vg]

Most people still believe in christianity.

[@Redcloudsrocks]

@@TheDanieru no there is a huge difference between a government and someone selling you the idea that sending all your life saving and getting a magical urn back for a ticket to heaven is a sound investment. and you know it

[@orfeo8006]

​@@TheDanierubro thought he did sum

[@RutakoVon]

​@@TheDanieru The state is as different as the sun is to the moon when compared to cults. Only a moron would think otherwise.

[@DeHerg]

7:40 wait, they did the same thing that caused the Protestant reformation? History may not repeat itself, but it rhymes hard enough to have its own disstrack.

[@user-ym4xy6us5e]

There is nothing new under the sun. History does repeat itself but few care enough to notice.

[@FreedInPieces]

If you plan to do more Japan related videos and want some guidance on pronunciation, I would be happy to help. I lived in the country for ~13 years and speak the language reasonably well. Aside from that, VERY INTERESTING PERSPECTIVE on the state of Japanese Politics and the ongoing "collisions" of current events upon it. Subbed.

[@davisgray6645]

Very interesting, i knew about the assassination but none of the backstory!

[@baptistamercado1380]

Like others have said, the was the assassination of Inejirō Asanuma. The politician was actually impaled/skewered with a wakizashi; he was turned into fucking yakitori/kushiyaki.

[@MI-hz1cp]

More craziness going on in this world then I could have imagined..... Thanks for this video......

[@mintmartini100]

I laughed out loud when you said he was assassinated then immediately went into a sponsor segment ☠️

[@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

OBF, I appreciate the information you have shared. I had no idea about this. One suggestion: If you could attenuate the bass in your audio, it would make your voice clearer. You have a pleasant voice, and good pacing, but for me the audio sounds quite muddy. Bass gives fullness, richness, depth. But treble gives clarity. And for a serious, informative voiceover like this one, clarity is far more important. Other than that, keep up the good work!

[@nekomi_ch]

11:02 most japanese way to protest

[@volant3]

This story should become an anime😮

[@cda6100]

I love the 11000 yen in the money counting machine.

[@Jackpan272]

Scientology Moment

[@m.q.masduki2138]

I think we're seeing the declining of the modern society.

[@oriongear2499]

It depends on where you are in the world.

[@leibniz4455]

​@@oriongear2499Pretty much everywhere, border problems, immigration problems, liberals pretty much taking over media, Detroit being an example of liberalism by their leaders, so on..

[@cblpo4ek650]

The fact that some people came to the dude's funeral cosplaying his assassin is WILD

[@oryxchannel]

We were so distracted with post-covid in the USA. I had no idea of Japans loss. This is my first source on the subject. I'm speechless.

[@asdfghjjhgf]

What's interesting is that many people considered Shinzo Abe an ultra-nationalist and anti-Korean, but he was actually teaming up with the anti-Japanese left-wing Korean cult.

[@ALLKASDLLS-mg4lu]

I agree I am Japanese, but I have never thought of Shinzo Abe as a conservative or a nationalist. Since he became prime minister, the number of immigrants in Japan has increased dramatically, and he's brought a lot of foreign tourists into Japan, making Japan a tourist nation, and he's been so focused on diplomacy with the US that he's sort of done the US's bidding. Abe also gave the Northern Territories to Putin. Most of his policies so far have been liberal-leaning, so I don't understand why he was called conservative or far-right.

[@daeseongkim93]

The Unification Church is seen in the same light by the Japanese government as with the Korean government, a cult and not readily accepted by the mainstream. Shinzo Abe is anti-Korean in terms of foreign and domestic policy, but he is willing to nudge his bias when it comes to his donors. This dichotomy makes sense.

[@twincast2005]

WTH is "left-wing" about the Moonies?

[@orangerightgold7512]

shinzo is controlled op.

[@constantinethecataphract5949]

​@@orangerightgold7512 Yeah exactly.

[@afujimoto3843]

Came here hoping for a video on Soka Gakkai... got another generic video on the Unification Church... I would argue Soka Gakkai (the largest Buddhist cult in Japan) is even more influential in Japanese politics than the Unification Church, but no one in the West ever talks about them...

[@acex222]

SGI and Nichiren Shōshū.

[@Collector_Phil]

It’s their power over media and such that make them unheard of in any media. No different that other powerful societies in the world such as the free masons & skull and bones in America.

[@lain7758]

It's not hip to talk bad about Eastern "spiritualism". Let's slander Christianity instead (the Moonies aren't actual Christians)

[@acex222]

@@lain7758 nobody thinks they're actually Christians. Christians aren't oppressed, get a life.

[@Timic83tc]

@@lain7758 this

[@chiefjustice6206]

Japan still producing Epic stories

[@Peterwbsf1]

Well presented. Thank you

[@yuzuki7531]

In your dreams Japan is officially technologically the most advanced nation on earth. 🎌🗾 You estimate Japan 😂

[@fromOPHIRwithLove]

Maybe Japan's technology is what would save it from low birth rates. Maybe.

[@artman12]

Japan seems really advanced with all the robots and vending machines along with the best automobiles and electronic products. But I read in some news articles, Japan’s bureaucracy is really outdated that they still use fax machines. I don’t know how true that is.

[@fromOPHIRwithLove]

@@artman12 He is a blind patriot who can't see that technology won't solve one of the most important problem of Japan today - which is its ageing population and low birthrates that sets a new record low every damn year. Not to mention, suicide rates. Those three are the perfect recipe for extinction. But maybe technology will solve it. Maybe Japan will be able to clone its citizens and escape extinction.

[@digdokad]

Japan is dead bro

[@quintama1007]

The technology is new god, isn't it? I'm hearing things like "the technology will save us" decades now. Where is my save?

[@liquidificadoroficial3975]

wth that's insane

[@Nov1706]

My boy, the way you're pronouncing "Abe" is jacked up.

[@Sarke2]

Very good video, thank you

[@ccf2722]

Is the petition still active

[@rozzziee6525]

He was the only guy that spoke out about the mcjabbiemcpoke

[@fjorddenierbear4832]

Also, he was anti mass immigration.

[@melissakennedy5897]

The sound was fine for me

[@Markkzilla]

Funny to see this come up. One of my best friends I saw Minus One with brought this up because he brought up that the director is apparently a member of the religion.

[@coryascott]

You skipped over what Abe’s grandfather was doing in China during WW2

[@kanoritaziuri]

It wasnt the focus of the video?

[@pondeify]

@@kanoritaziuri it never is....

[@kanoritaziuri]

@@pondeify In this video focused on Abe, assassin and a cult they also failed to at least mention 2008 financial crisis, plague in XIV century Europe, what germans did in Ruanda and bloody Aztecs. What a shame.

[@betterwithrum]

Yup revisionist

[@krlost4405]

​​@@kanoritaziuri I recently watched another guy video and it was mentioned. It is revelevant, it gives context of many japanese politicians and their background. Only pseudo nationalists japanese or weaboos will say it is not relevant.

[@unofficial_ai]

That Spectacles video sure was good. Edit: I was making fun of the fact that this video and Spectacle’s video on the same topic came out so close to each other.

[@OBFYT]

We made a community poll 2 months ago, where the winner (This video) would be made: kzbin.infoUgkxATTQYHPLGHkSf2Jyq2tce5qk0ZWrTq4t We've also had this video ready to publish for well over a week waiting for sponsorship approval.

[@unofficial_ai]

@@OBFYT I was just giving you guys a hard time, since you both released a video on the same topic very close to each other. The implication wasn’t meant to be taken seriously. I would be extremely impressed if you guys could copy that video to this level of quality in 4 days lol. Sorry for the confusion!

[@llynnmarks3382]

I wish this was pinned so people can see the OBF reply.

[@elizabethannedavis5176]

Exactly.

[@catherineashley8361]

Okay but also, the video that was posted by Spectacles a few days ago was a FOLLOW-UP to the original video they made on the subject literally over a year ago, which has over a million views So this is kinda a mute point

[@wadehart123]

The fact that they already have a word for a very specific type of person with familial ties to a cult, Just shows how prevalent these type of cults are in Japan

[@petrovski1997]

making a serious video about something really horrorlike is happening. meanwhile let me put a discount in for some displate

[@NUDZZZ]

It's like the INC(ph based church) of japan

[@cosmic_nano7445]

Great video. Honestly never knew about that

[@gogogusto]

Not gonna lie I was half expecting the Freemasons to be involved.

[@localneo-graphic4647]

Damn, dude was fired from an office job... in Japan. That's actually an accomplishment, Japan is all about 'face' and will not disgrace someone by firing them. Doesn't mean you can't fuck up, they'll just shame you, either into doing what they want of you, or until you quit.

[@KevinsArmory]

Obviously havent heard of "black companies" before. This is actually pretty tame compared to what abusive bosses do. Look into Big Motor Scandal if you wanna see how bad it can get.

[@caglariuskaramov4253]

Dude you are so fast :D it was just two days ago spectacle shared a video.

[@OBFYT]

As mentioned in another comment, this is pure chance. We've had this video in the works for months. As you can see, it won the poll in this community post: kzbin.infoUgkxATTQYHPLGHkSf2Jyq2tce5qk0ZWrTq4t

[@caglariuskaramov4253]

@@OBFYT Sorry for madness of not-checking commenting. As we say in Turkey (yes my turkish friends, it is gonna be a funny translation) your name counted to 10, can't down to 9.

[@elizabethannedavis5176]

I love how fast they proved that they were working on this video BEFORE the other channel dropped a video. 😆 they are really quick with their recipes.

[@pbungus1995]

@@OBFYT Weird response since they posted a video on this topic like a year and a half ago

[@catherineashley8361]

@@elizabethannedavis5176 ok except the video posted by spectacles a few days ago was a follow-up to the first video they made on this subject… which was posted over a year ago and has over a million views

[@mrmap4875]

Reminds me of an anime where an opium Christian cult control the Japanese underworld scene under shogun rule

[@KunReku]

Name please

[@mrmap4875]

@@KunReku i don't remember it but it happened in various animes one time it was some guy saying he's jesus's brother nd built an underground gin factory the anime that i remember was about a Christian guy who marries tatoo on his back they take revenge request from those who die while holding golden coin in their teeth

[@mrmap4875]

@@KunReku i think it was revengers

[@KunReku]

@@mrmap4875 thanks I will go hunt for it with those limited details

[@v1ncent702]

I’ve heard a lot of things that are contributing to Japan’s dying population but never once have I heard about this cult… interesting.

[@michaelwang6125]

what I was somewhat most surprised by iS... Not that Japan has deep rooted traditional belief -etc but the cult was revealed be have its origin base from Korea of recent history (1954- which is consider short in Japan)

[@altaccount648]

Shinzo "Abae" 💀

[@bobbyclemente21]

Most vids that aren't Japanese or haafu or foreigners in Japan that speak good Nihongo are not narrating will BUTCHER names, places, etc. 🤣😂😭

[@Din0za]

Tetsuya Yamagami is a modern hero of Japan!

[@infidelheretic923]

Getting shot in Japan is like getting bitten by a rattlesnake Antarctica

[@stormingfox8360]

Just because the church influenced some things in Japan, does not mean that Abe is a bad man or his ideals aren't good

[@dreamersdisease2481]

I mean what did she think was going to happen giving away all her money to the church. That she was going to have the money replaced? You have a certain amount in the bank if you give most of that away you only have a little bit left.

[@julio.dealmeidabranconeto5831]

That's what religion does to you, buddy. Makes you start thinking with your emotions, instead of with your brain.

[@vincentxiao1836]

This is a great video explaining the ties between extreme religious cults and politics. It would be awesome to see you cover Falun Gong next, which is basically the same shit of: Worshipping the supreme leader who claims to be the new Messiah, rejecting modern medicine, breaking ties with family and friends who refuse to join you on your cult journey, and teaching you hatred of a political movement - Communism - and teaching supreme race theories (The Moon cult taught that Koreans are the supreme race and the origin of all earthly culture, Falun Gong teaches that Chinese is the supreme race and the origin of global civilisation). Both cults have garnered insane amount of funds and have their hands deep in various governments around their world, and control media to a great extent The most horrifying thing is this: Both carry the motto of peace and seem completely unassuming at first, seemingly being there to help you improve your personal health through meditation.

[@chrismay2298]

They sound just like modern christianity, judaism and islam. Standard death cult SOP.

[@adityakoul6191]

after watching this, i dont know what to think. I mean, i literally live in japan, and id never heard of more news regarding the death of abe and investigation into the assassin. Not even from my friends.

[@gupyb4165]

Yamagami is a hero and Shinzo Abe was a war crime denier.

[@perrylim9728]

That is why Singapore banned the UC

[@m0nz13]

Still got plenty of cult-ish churches in Singapore regardless

[@frankyfeuilles3511]

"Shinzo Abe honors infamous Unit 731 in fighter jet" this gives some context to what Abe's Nationalist Japan

[@ouououououou0]

This video has way too many ads wtf they showed every two minutes