How A Cult Took Over Japan

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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.

[@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.

[@doomfistXD]

fr i hope you arent offended by this but in my opinion us citizens will fall into these scams way easier because alot of megachurches in the us already exist

[@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.

[@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.

[@InfoStardust]

They came to India, Delhi, posing as French and Filipinos while having thick Korean accents. They were targeting the northeastern Christian students in the city. At first, we thought we were just attending a fellowship but then they started introducing Korean Jesus. Everyone left😂

[@riadyl3311]

Lol

[@howardmueller1535]

🤣

[@joseurbanos.domingo6344]

He rolled a 1

[@anonymousmonkey9491]

Asian Jesus you say? you're telling me the asian jesus memes have a basis?

[@anonymousmonkey9491]

@@Shade-Slayer ...missionaries make figures of themselves? ...go figure.

[@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!

[@DonutsForever24]

​@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@v44n7]

@@jeremyjackson7429 ah, that mentallity of collective society really help in the collective goals...

[@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 🥷🏿

[@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

[@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 ? 😂

[@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.

[@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.

[@mintmartini100]

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

[@poil8351]

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

[@breadofsalt]

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

[@tylerpi]

If anyone wants to learn more about the Moonies, look up Steven Hassan. He is a psychologist who studies cults and is himself a former Moonie

[@jaughnekow]

best way to control people is to control their beliefs.

[@eternity.in.a.m0m3nt]

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

[@CannibaLouiST]

@@eternity.in.a.m0m3nt thats becuz theyve been emptied by the elites

[@mizan-mq3me]

You just spoken the truth

[@jaughnekow]

@@eternity.in.a.m0m3nt I understand but humans are terrible at doing things moderately. We like to mess things up.

[@AwesomeHairo]

Religion is a plague.

[@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

[@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.

[@Cr4z3d]

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

[@bokiNYC]

Exactly! 👍

[@-SP.]

The US has that but seems to be doing a terrible job at it

[@SubbedInKanji]

In this case, it's separation of country and religion. In America, it's state by state. The difference is that states have a smaller zone to monitor for un human cults as this. In Japan, the whole country is un monitored when it comes to religion. In fact, they have laws regarding trying to recruit people into these religions. The real problem is insane humans.

[@Cr4z3d]

@@SubbedInKanji In the context of what I was referencing, "State" _does_ mean the whole country.

[@Cr4z3d]

@Interdacted Which was never the original motto. The original was just "E Pluribus Unum", which is "Out of many, one", referring to the original 13 colonies becoming one nation.

[@Carpirinha]

South Korean here. It may sound odd, but many Koreans actually sympathized with Yamagami, since there are plenty of people whose lives were ruined thanks to a relative or family member joining a cult. And despite most Koreans absolutely hating Abe's nationalist policies, I've barely seen anyone justifying the assassination. It's probably the first time in history that the Koreans and Japanese actually agreed on something.

[@TokyoXtreme]

Abe was staunchly against mass immigration and flooding the country with "diversity", so he had to go.

[@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.

[@blazi2293]

Tetsuya Yamagami is the best example of "not all heroes wear capes" 🙏

[@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

[@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

[@MostSaneGiggukFan]

And it's why I wanna leave this country as soon as possible and have a new lease on life.

[@aminakhan703]

I think I met some people from there in Cambodia once. They got chased out of the room.

[@TaLeng2023]

@@aminakhan703 based Cambodians

[@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).

[@mdkooter]

very interesting, thank you for sharing!

[@infidelheretic923]

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

[@SuzuTails]

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

[@janharms3948]

When I was in school in the 80s in germany, we were warned several times about various activ cults, including the "moonies". Apparently they were quite activ in germany and europe as well.

[@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.

[@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.

[@FAone-f4c]

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

[@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.

[@breadofsalt]

@@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

[@ZTRADESFINANCE]

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

[@angelachouinard4581]

Very well done. Neither Japan nor cults are often easy to explain but this was very clear and thorough.

[@AustinSullySullivan]

Japan's, "peacefulness" is due to their EXTREAMILY TENSE sociatal standards. They have a VERY, "take responcibility for your actions" sociatal standard. So much so that, a TONE of innocents who get arrested are FORCED to admit that they commited a crime that they didnt commit. This results in people not wanting to take the risk because once your caught, you have a VERY little chance of getting away with the crime. Its also important to note how much work is dumped onto the Japanese citizens. Add that strict responcibility beliefe to a minimum 6 days a week work schedual with 8 hours a day and you have the potential for a bunch of overtime hours. Lots of overtime is seen as you being a lazy worker. Anyone with a functional brain can see the spark to a MASSIVE problem here. Basically, Japan replaced its crime with suicides.

[@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.

[@Paddyea]

As for TayoEXE's comment, there's not much change within the love of international couples as it's completely unrelated to the assassination itself..speaking as one of those couples. Try to find out how the US-Japanese couple is doing now...for sure they've received a heck of unparalleled criticism from society and might just need someone to converse with them from an unbiased, objective standpoint.

[@OGSpaceMike]

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

[@martinblake2278]

This is the problem with atheistic countries. Nihilism just runs rampant. With it, value of humanity just plummets. Cults and religion eventually thrives because of the lack of empathy or the state promotes religious authoritatianism to fill the void. This is also slowly happening in South Korea, even worse in China as state sponsored atheism is in full drive. It happened in the Soviet Union. It happened in Cambodia. It happened in Germany. And the ultimate result is open for everyone to see in current North Korea. Even though I am an atheist, I have a big appreciation for religion, one that is secular and can adapt to new trends and realities at least.

[@leibniz4455]

France, being an atheistic country.. Has tons of baptisms just happening recently.. To me personally, along with the rise of "representations," border problems, immigration problems.. I feel like we are in the middle of a declining society

[@paulklp8262]

Authoritarianism is the problem, not Atheism. Lack of taxation on religious groups is the problem.

[@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)

[@SlapstickGenius23]

Sokka Gakkai already has a few unofficial musicals and a couple of anime movies in its belt. Rather unfortunately, Izumi Yukimura (Japan’s equivalent of Tina Turner!) who sang with a raspy womanly voice and played Anmitsu Hime, is also a member of it. Just avoid it anyway for safety.

[@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

[@Carpirinha]

Which cult were you part of? How did you escape?

[@dendiepie1547]

As a religious kid from bali with hindu background. I gotta say my offering for Gods and way of life seems easier(?) like public in bali agree that we shouldn"t spend fortune to pay gods offering. And good news that offering usually consist of like groceries fruit meat etc. so i can eat that and also i can eat other people offerings.

[@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.

[@SanchoPanza-m8m]

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

[@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.

[@moebiusjdx7288]

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

[@alfonzoGambino]

Super respectful ad placement

[@TheSlickmicks]

"...he was assainated. But first here's a Displate advertisement."

[@tallion7277]

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

[@jeremycaswell]

That mother is an absolutely horrific human being. How could she not see the problem?

[@kusanagi533d]

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

[@MI-hz1cp]

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

[@nekomi_ch]

11:02 most japanese way to protest

[@-SP.]

They can now draw one more X on their signs lol

[@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.

[@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!

[@karu2596]

this is a really high quality video, only ""negative"" feedback i can bring or rather just feedback would be suggesting for you to work on your pronunciation of foreign words when talking about other countries in your videos

[@pedestrianrights1257]

Yamagami sacrificed his own life in order to fight against the evil Moon's cult & evil LDP. He is a hero. Thank you for this video.

[@Paddyea]

Even if you agree with the money-issues within the Japanese Unification Church, it's pretty darn messed up to call an assassin a hero.

[@pedestrianrights1257]

@@Paddyea "it's pretty darn messed up to call an assassin a hero.", Even when the assassin's target is itself evil? Example of my thinking: What if the German leader of the 1930s was taken out (by an assassin) before Mr H could launch WW2 upon the world?

[@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.

[@jonathanazor3333]

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

[@Paddyea]

Just because you gained new knowledge here doesn't mean it's true lol, it's just one person's opinion. Go make your own mind up about it.

[@davisgray6645]

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

[@Opozit1]

Soka gakkai ( a lay Nichiren also known as Hokkéko Buddhist sect ) has its tenticles in the the corridors of Japanese parliment through a proxy called Komieto which is a political party.

[@LinkLich]

8:50 First since start of WW2? Inejirō Asanuma not count?

[@2soulzkilluminati135]

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

[@alexiscarbajal1282]

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

[@poiuttyrfghj8474]

Same lol.

[@vcrbetamax]

Shinzo: Let’s get in the van. Yamagami: shotgun!

[@chiefjustice6206]

Japan still producing Epic stories

[@volant3]

This story should become an anime😮

[@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

[@orfeobesson]

​@@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@dlyon9673]

Thank you for this excellent, informative video.

[@ouo_com_mx]

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

[@scroopynoopers9824]

Oof, that displate ad was tone deaf

[@AmericanRationalist]

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

[@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.

[@neilaleksandrov2655]

Wow I was actually wondering what that was all about with Shinzo Abe, exactly the video I wanted to see

[@LinkLich]

8:50 first since WW2? assassination of Inejirō Asanuma not count?

[@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.

[@NUDZZZ]

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

[@dawnfmEnthusiast]

Fascinating

[@alexdsr1]

You can have separation of church and state but what happens when the state becomes a religion?

[@sjsm8578]

@7:32 Sounds like purgatory & indulgences by the Catholic Church to me 😂 Martin Luther nailed that junk away from Christendom 500 years ago, what is it still doing around?

[@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.

[@JacobM-1435]

@@julio.dealmeidabranconeto5831 "Religion is illogical that's why I think we come from monkeys!!!!"

[@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

[@rozzziee]

He was the only guy that spoke out about the mcjabbiemcpoke

[@fjorddenierbear4832]

Also, he was anti mass immigration.

[@-SP.]

@@fjorddenierbear4832 Their strict immigration laws is what's about to be their downfall. The average age in Japan is 48, which is the highest in the world. They have more people dying everyday than being born, that's how bad their birthrates are. Controlled immigration and better childcare services are what they need

[@laughingwolfbcowl]

Really good short documentary, very informative and extremely important information for the people to know. These cults similar in nature, and quite possibly the very same cult have infiltrated many large nations across the world most definitely in Europe, China Brazil, as well as the United States of America. Many people are unaware that they are surrounded by these cult members their influence and are persuaded to think and behave in certain ways that serve the cult without them, even being aware of it because there are so many underdeveloped and unaware people on the planet.

[@FaultyParadox]

Religion is a good way to motivate people to do things that are not in their best interest for someone else.

[@m.q.m.39]

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..

[@-SP.]

@@leibniz4455 lmao typical low IQ conservative response. Japan, the country this video is about, has been a very conservative country for most of post WW2. Look at them and how things are going there. Birth rates are down, economy is down, their average age is 48 (highest in the world), their country sides are ghost towns, their future isn't looking great. Centrist policies are best, as you get the advantage of what's good from both sides.

[@paulklp8262]

​@@leibniz4455Just say you hate black people.

[@cosmic_nano7445]

Great video. Honestly never knew about that

[@yuzuki7531]

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

[@breadofsalt]

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.

[@breadofsalt]

@@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?

[@TheUtube666]

I was wondering if the Unification Church was still around. Never knew that they had this much influence. Thanks for the informative video.

[@BARGA420]

0:57 pittiful money count

[@liquidificadoroficial3975]

wth that's insane

[@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. 🤣😂😭

[@frankyfeuilles3511]

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

[@Neeta-san]

Really really sorry but, your voice doesn't come out as clear, is it your mic?

[@dzikriqalam5010]

Great video! But my feedback is your sound is too small :(

[@Jackpan272]

Scientology Moment

[@AntTame]

“Religion poisons everything.” Christopher Hitchens

[@zzz66688]

"yOuRe NPC! rElIgIoN gOoD"

[@GITAisBASED]

Buddha: 🙂

[@qodeshim1440]

Humans poisons everything that is good and use it for there own selfish desires is more like it

[@Sol-ps8ox]

*Abhrahimic religions.

[@qodeshim1440]

The source of all evil are humans with selfish desire not God not religion

[@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.

[@toorimakun]

Hope fake church is dissolved..... but losing Abe was a *MAJOR LOSS*