Uyoku dantai (右翼団体, lit. 'right-wing groups') refers to Japanese ultranationalist far-right activists, provocateurs, and internet trolls (as netto-uyoku) often organized in groups. In 1996 and 2013, the National Police Agency estimated that there were over 1,000 right-wing groups in Japan, with about 100,000 members in total.

Japan has other minor parties not represented in Parliament (which have never been represented before), some are new, others with communist and socialist ideologies, as well as a few nationalist, reformist, and far-right parties. Some of them include: National Socialist Japanese Workers' Party (far-right) (1982–present)

Nippon Kaigi (日本会議, lit. 'Japan Conference')[23] is Japan's largest ultraconservative [24] and ultranationalist far-right [25] non-governmental organisation and lobbying group. [26] . It was established in 1997 and has approximately 38,000 to 40,000 members as of 2020. [31] The group has significant influence in Japanese politics.

To answer the question, I illustrate the three-layered structure of Japan’s far right—survivors of prewar fascist organizations (neo-fascists), the religious right and war veterans, and nativists—and examine how each layer has changed in this century.

Apr 15, 2019 · Recently, Japan has seen a rise of far-right groups, or “uyoku dantai.” Their nationalist agenda advocates for policies such as replacing the current pacifist constitution, denying Japan’s wartime atrocities and strengthening the country’s armed forces.

Mar 29, 2019 · Violent political extremism in post-war Japan—by both sects of far-left activists and by far-right activists and their groups—has resulted in injuries and even deaths, as well as damage to the properties of those targeted and attacked.

Jan 13, 2014 · There are over 1,000 right-wing nationalist groups, or Uyoku dantai, in Japan today, with over 100,000 total members. Uyoku dentai are often seen driving around in their black propaganda vans,...

Jul 25, 2022 · What’s behind the rise of Japan’s Sanseito, a far-right party that loves Trump and hates immigration? Among its members is pastor Ayako Lawrence, whose husband was born in Japan, to British...

Aug 25, 2021 · Members of Japan’s new far right, known as the “Zaitokukai” (short for Zainichi Tokken wo Yurusanai Shimin no Kai, or Citizens Against the Special Privileges of Koreans in Japan), are angry that Koreans are granted what they believe is unfair access to “public assistance not available to other foreigners, by positioning themselves as ...

Nov 1, 2021 · A right-wing Japanese party with a stronghold in the western city of Osaka surprisingly emerged as the third-largest in Sunday's election, capitalising on some discontent with the central...