To go with AFP story 'Japan-Politics-Society-Populism', REPORTAGE by Tomohiro OSAKI
This picture taken on December 8, 2025 shows members of the ultra-nationalist group Taikosha parading through Yasukuni shrine on the 84th anniversary of Japan's Pearl Harbour attack, before departing for a rally in Tokyo. Driving around Tokyo blaring slogans on the 84th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, ultra-nationalist outfit Taikosha only has around 100 mostly male, middle-aged members. But the recent rightwards lurch of mainstream politics under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi means that suddenly some parts of their patriotic messaging no longer seems quite so fringe. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP) / To go with AFP story 'Japan-Politics-Society-Populism', REPORTAGE by Tomohiro OSAKI