In this episode we look at the continuing rise of ultranationalist ideology in Japanese politics under Shinzo Abe, including his membership in the secretive and fascistic Nippon Kaigai organisation, his expansion of the JSDF and his fiddling around behind the scenes during the Tokyo Olympics, despite his supposed retirement.

Today's guest is Hannah Lane! You can find her via her Instagram page, and she is also the co-host of our horror movie review podcast that we do together, Not Another Film podcast.

You can also find me on Twitter @sequencepod, or you can listen to my other podcasts Final Fanservice and Not Another Film on any big podcast app.

Sources:

• Tobias Harris - The Iconoclast: Shinzo Abe and the New Japan
• Guardian - Shinzo Abe questioned over the Cherry Blossom scandal
• Guardian - Keigo Oyamada resigns as Olympic composer
• Daily Beast - Hateful Olympic fiasco caused by Shinzo Abe
• Reuters - Japan PM uses offbeat PR blitz to rescue ratings 
• Wikipedia - Shinzo Abe