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Koichi Toyama

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Koichi Toyama
外山とやま 恒一つねかず
Kohichi in 2017
Born (1970-07-26) July 26, 1970 (age 54)
Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan
OccupationPolitical activist

Koichi Toyama (Japanese: 外山とやま 恒一つねかず, Hepburn: Toyama Kōichi, born July 26, 1970) is a Japanese street musician and a fringe political activist who was a candidate for the governor of Tokyo in the year 2007. He was born in Kagoshima Prefecture and lives in Fukuoka. He gained notoriety with his provocative 2007 Tokyo gubernatorial election speech.[1][2]

Background

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While his background was an intense revolt against the formal high-school education system,[3] he has been described as having a left-wing history and labeled a nihilist.[3] Koichi has written several books.[3] Toyama describes himself as a fascist.[4]

Gubernatorial campaign

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Kohichi during his 2007 campaign

As a candidate for Governor of Tokyo in 2007, Toyama Koichi was entitled to record a 5-minute televised campaign statement, during which he denounced majority rule and called upon Japan's political minority to join him in overthrowing the government.

In response to the viral spread of Toyama Koichi's statement online, the Tokyo election commission asked YouTube to remove election speeches of candidates, allegedly to "ensure fairness" among candidates, because YouTube had "allowed only certain candidates" speeches "to be viewed freely on the site", according to an election official. According to Japanese election law, the broadcasting of speeches is only allowed on public broadcaster NHK.[5]

Works

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  • 『ぼくの高校こうこう退学たいがく宣言せんげん—グッバイ・ハイスクール』 徳間書店とくましょてん (Tokuma Shoten)、January 1989
  • 『ハイスクール「不ふ良品りょうひん」宣言せんげん—反はん管理かんり教育きょういく中高生ちゅうこうせいネットワーク・DPクラブの顛末てんまつ』駒こま草くさ出版しゅっぱん、June 1990
  • 『校門こうもんを閉しめたのは教師きょうしか—神戸こうべ高塚たかつか高校こうこう校門こうもん圧殺あっさつ事件じけん』駒こま草くさ出版しゅっぱん、November 1990
  • 『注目ちゅうもくすべき人物じんぶつ—1970年ねん生うまれの「同どう世代せだい」批判ひはん』ジャパンマシニスト社しゃ、November 1992
  • 『さよならブルーハーツ—パンク日記にっき』JICC出版しゅっぱん局きょく、April 1993
  • 『見みえない銃じゅう—外山とやま恒一つねかず、孤軍こぐん奮闘ふんとうの軌跡きせき/だいたい全ぜん記録きろく 』出版しゅっぱん研けん、December 1995
  • 『ヒット曲きょくを聴きいてみた—すると社会しゃかいが見みえてきた』駒こま草くさ出版しゅっぱん 、April 1998
  • 『最低さいていですかーっ!—外山とやま恒一つねかず語録ごろく』不知火しらぬひ書房しょぼう、December 2004 ISBN 978-4883450664
  • 『青あおいムーブメント―まったく新あたらしい80年代ねんだい史し』彩いろどり流りゅう社しゃ、May 2008 ISBN 978-4779113369
  • 『ポスト学生がくせい運動うんどう史し―法大ほうだい黒くろヘル編へん 1985～1994』 彩いろどり流りゅう社しゃ、January 2010 ISBN 978-4779114878

Magazines

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References

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  1. ^ "「あの政見せいけん放送ほうそうはウケ狙ねらい」──外山とやま恒一つねかず、また選挙せんきょに立候補りっこうほ（前編ぜんぺん） (1/5)".
  2. ^ "外山とやま恒一つねかず氏しに集あつまる右翼うよくから左翼さよくまで 「政府せいふ転覆てんぷく」を狙ねらっているのか？". 30 December 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Chris Salzberg: Japan: Toyama Kouichi calls for revolution, bloggers reflect on freedom of speech, Global Voices, 25 April 2007
  4. ^ Brownlee, John. "Tokyo Governor Candidate: "Annihilate Everything That Exists!"". Wired.
  5. ^ Tokyo requests YouTube delete candidates' speeches, physorg.com, 5 April 2007

Further reading

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