Tatenokai

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Tatenokai was a private nationalist militia formed in 1960s Japan by author Yukio Mishima, known for its right-wing ideology and dramatic role in Mishima’s attempted coup and ritual suicide.

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instanceOf Japanese nationalist group
private militia
right-wing organization
actionDuringIncident attempted coup d’état appeal to Self-Defense Forces
actionDuringIncident seizure of a Self-Defense Forces commander
activeInDecade 1960s
associatedEvent ritual suicide of Yukio Mishima
associatedWith Japanese Self-Defense Forces
Yukio Mishima
consequence disbandment of the organization
seppuku of Yukio Mishima
country Japan
dateOfEvent 1970-11-25
dissolvedIn 1970
formedIn 1968
foundedBy Yukio Mishima
founder Yukio Mishima
goal defend the Emperor of Japan
restore traditional imperial authority
headquartersLocation Tokyo
historicalContext Cold War Japan
ideology Japanese nationalism
right-wing nationalism
inspiredBy bushido
samurai ethos
involvedIn Mishima incident
languageOfName Japanese
ledByDuringIncident Yukio Mishima
locationOfEvent Japan Self-Defense Forces Ichigaya garrison
membershipType volunteer
namedAfter shield society
notableEvent Mishima incident
notableMember Masakatsu Morita NERFINISHED
opposedTo Article 9 of the Japanese constitution
left-wing student movements in Japan
postwar Japanese constitution
politicalPosition far-right
ultranationalist
recruitmentBase university students
resultOfIncident failure of coup attempt
status defunct
trainedAt Japan Self-Defense Forces bases
trainingFocus ideological education
military drills
physical training
translationOfName Society of the Shield
typeOfOrganization paramilitary group
uniform military-style uniforms

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Yukio Mishima founded Tatenokai