Makoto Sakurai

Makoto Sakurai is one of the few names in this database I write about with no affection at all. Born in Kitakyushu in 1972 and once a ward office clerk, he founded Zaitokukai, the far-right group built around anti-foreign agitation, and turned online resentment into street demonstrations. To be clear about where I stand: singling out an ethnic group for public abuse is not a difference of opinion, and Japanese courts have ruled some of that group's street activity unlawful. He later formed a party and ran for office, drawing a modest but real share of votes. Men like him do not invent the sentiment they broadcast; they reveal how much of it was already sitting there, waiting for a loudspeaker.

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Name (English)

Makoto Sakurai

Name (Japanese)

桜井誠

Reading

さくらい まこと

Born

February 15, 1972 (age 54)

Origin

Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

political activist / writer / critic

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rat

• Official sitehttps://www.tosyukai.net/m-sakurai.html
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/sakuraimakoto2018/
• Xhttps://x.com/Doronpa01
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makoto%20Sakurai
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A1%9C%E4%BA%95%E8%AA%A0%20(%E6%B4%BB%E5%8B%95%E5%AE%B6)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1068753

Tags

• Fukuoka Prefecture
• political activist
• writer
• critic

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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