ACTIVITIES OF SASAGAWA RYOICHI

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• Document Creation Date: July 13, 2023
• Document Release Date: September 13, 2022
• Case Number: F-2021-00762
• Publication Date: October 18, 1951

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1, SASAGAWA Ryoichi, Pi oL Age 52, purge's and former head dt the
Nationalist League (Kokusui Domei)� is increasing his political and financial
activities. Since the war, SASAGAWA has been closely connected with KODANA
Yoshio, who amassed a fortune in Shanghai during the war as procurement agent
for the Japanese Navy. KODAMA's post-war dealings in Tokyo earned his the
reputation of a big-time "operator" not averse to illegal methods. SASAGAWA
is KODAMAte "political adviser."
2. SASAGAWA, with the backing of KODANA0 SUGI Nichisuke, Chairman of the Osaka
Chamber of Commerce, and other Tokyo and Kansai financiers, founded in 1951
an enterprise called the International Racing Boat Industrial Company
(Kokusai Kyotei Kogyo K.K.). The purpose of the company is to promote motor-
boat racing events, and to ,7qmstruct, store and repair boats for entrants.
President of the Board of Directors of the new company SHIKAKURA Yoshiji
( 40 formerly was the managing director of the Nainichi Shiebun
and presently is the reneging director of Radio Tokyo. The company was
founded with the thought that the project would be potentially valuable to
national defense. Former Kamikaze pilots and Naval Academy graduates are
to be trained to operate the boats. Unemployed veterans will be given priority
for jobs as mechanics, etc. With this training they could serve as coastal
defense forces in an emergency. For this reason the company is receiving
strong support from right wing organizations and former army and navy groups.
3. SASAGAA, is grooming EATSUOKA Sanji, Oi zit) a long-time follower,
for the Diet elections which SASAGAWA believes will take place next sprin.
An admirer of SASAGAWA calls MATSUOKA a man of great courage who Will stand
out from the post-war members of the Diet and who will act with true patriotic
spirit, serving as a good influence on Diet members tainted with material
greed. SAMOA. believes that, even if he is not depurged, after the peace
treaty the purgeesi sphere of political activity will widen considerably,
Furthermore, the purgees although they may not be allowed to run as candidates
themselves, will regain the confidence of the people immediately. Therefore,
SASAGAWA is of the opinion that he will be able to put NATSUOKA in the Diet.
4, SASAGAWA is also the figure behind MOGE Ivan (4a Ak), president of the
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Kaufu Kai (00 )a, team ultranationalist organization in Osaka with
mem no more than 100 . RIDGE was a former director of the Rationalist
League. After the war he assisted SASAGAWA in his business enterprises,
worked on the publication CC the Anti-Communist Newspaper 01112190 Shilat40
and served ow' a go-between for SASAGAWA and =AMA Yoshio. While SASAGAWA
was in Sugado Prison as a suspected war criminal, RIM fasted putaicly4s
a protest against arguments to abolish the Emperor system. RIDGE moved
with SASAGAWA, upon the latterts release, to the Hansei where he is now
living in Takatsuki City.
5. The KOkufu Kai, and by implication SASAGAWA, advocates restoration of
Imperial rule with appropriate revisions in the constitution, release
of all purgees, rearmament, and restoration of the Japanese spirit which
has been ruined by the Americanization policies of the Occupation Forces.
The party's hopes are expressed by one of its members as follows:
" The public is rapidly losing confidence in the Socialist,
Communist and even the Liberal parties. They are becoming
antagonistic to party politics which consists of winning
elections by the use of money. The people desire a true friend.
This cry is answered by our right-wing organization. We are
called right-wing bat we are the organization which tru.17 loves
Japan and will save it."
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