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| ‘A real American samurai’: Bizarre video featuring Japanese ‘futurologist’ shown at CPAC hails Trump as communist-fighting hero | ‘A real American samurai’: Bizarre video featuring Japanese ‘futurologist’ shown at CPAC hails Trump as communist-fighting hero |
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| Attendees at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference were treated to a bizarre video featuring a Japanese “samurai futurologist” praising Donald Trump’s communist-fighting prowess, two days before Trump’s own speech. | Attendees at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference were treated to a bizarre video featuring a Japanese “samurai futurologist” praising Donald Trump’s communist-fighting prowess, two days before Trump’s own speech. |
| A one-stop-shop for all things Republican, the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) serves as a barometer of sorts for the direction of the GOP. From the list of pro-Trump speakers to a Sunday night appearance from the former president himself, this year’s conference is all about Donald Trump. | A one-stop-shop for all things Republican, the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) serves as a barometer of sorts for the direction of the GOP. From the list of pro-Trump speakers to a Sunday night appearance from the former president himself, this year’s conference is all about Donald Trump. |
| Aside from the usual cast of Trump-friendly lawmakers and conservative influencers, praise for Trump has come from unusual places, like from a Japanese “samurai futurologist” and geopolitics analyst Gemki Fujii. CPAC guests on Friday were treated to a short video clip, which opened with the white-haired Fujii practicing his katana slashes in the woods. | Aside from the usual cast of Trump-friendly lawmakers and conservative influencers, praise for Trump has come from unusual places, like from a Japanese “samurai futurologist” and geopolitics analyst Gemki Fujii. CPAC guests on Friday were treated to a short video clip, which opened with the white-haired Fujii practicing his katana slashes in the woods. |
| “Hello American conservatives,” Fujii told viewers, introducing himself as an author and journalist. “I respect President Trump and American conservatives,” he continued, praising Trump’s fight against “Chinese communists.” | “Hello American conservatives,” Fujii told viewers, introducing himself as an author and journalist. “I respect President Trump and American conservatives,” he continued, praising Trump’s fight against “Chinese communists.” |
| “President Trump is a real American samurai,” he declares, before pledging his commitment to the “US-Japan samurai to samurai alliance.” | “President Trump is a real American samurai,” he declares, before pledging his commitment to the “US-Japan samurai to samurai alliance.” |
| Fujii’s apparent adoration for Trump likely stems from the former administration’s aggressive posture toward Beijing. Fujii is a committed opponent of the Chinese Communist Party, and has lent his support to China’s Uyghur Muslims and the Taiwanese independence movement. He has also appeared several times at a Japanese CPAC spin-off, and at CPAC 2020 in National Harbor, Maryland. As for his description of himself as a “samurai futurologist,” Fujii claims to have accurately predicted the 2008 financial collapse and the 2016 election of Trump. | Fujii’s apparent adoration for Trump likely stems from the former administration’s aggressive posture toward Beijing. Fujii is a committed opponent of the Chinese Communist Party, and has lent his support to China’s Uyghur Muslims and the Taiwanese independence movement. He has also appeared several times at a Japanese CPAC spin-off, and at CPAC 2020 in National Harbor, Maryland. As for his description of himself as a “samurai futurologist,” Fujii claims to have accurately predicted the 2008 financial collapse and the 2016 election of Trump. |
| As for how his video came to be shown at CPAC this year, his company, World Forecast, is a ‘presenting sponsor’ of the conference. Presenting sponsors pay $125,000 to have a minute-long video played three-times daily to attendees, in addition to a host of other promotional perks. | As for how his video came to be shown at CPAC this year, his company, World Forecast, is a ‘presenting sponsor’ of the conference. Presenting sponsors pay $125,000 to have a minute-long video played three-times daily to attendees, in addition to a host of other promotional perks. |
| Fujii is not the only Japanese Trump supporter to appear this weekend in Orlando. Hiroaki Aeba, chairman of the Japanese Conservative Union, will also give a speech. CPAC describes Aeba as “a powerful voice for freedom in an otherwise hostile region,” meaning he’ll more than likely fire the audience up with a tirade against China. | Fujii is not the only Japanese Trump supporter to appear this weekend in Orlando. Hiroaki Aeba, chairman of the Japanese Conservative Union, will also give a speech. CPAC describes Aeba as “a powerful voice for freedom in an otherwise hostile region,” meaning he’ll more than likely fire the audience up with a tirade against China. |
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