Makoto Sakurai

Makoto Sakurai
Makoto Sakurai
桜井誠
	Makoto Sakurai in front of Ueno Station on July 24, 2016, during the 2016 Tokyo Gubernatorial Election
Leader of the Japan First Party
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; February 26, 2017
Preceded by	Position established
Personal details
Born	Makoto Takata (髙田誠, Takata Makoto); February 15, 1972 (age 52); Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Political party	Japan First
Residence(s)	Tokyo, Japan
Known for	Founder and former leader of Zaitokukai
Website	ameblo.jp/doronpa01/ (in Japanese)

Makoto Sakurai (桜井誠, Sakurai Makoto, born February 15, 1972) is the pen name of a political activist, blogger, and writer from Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. A former civil servant in a ward office, he is the founder and former leader of the far-right nationalist group Zaitokukai, known for its anti-foreign messages and public demonstrations which some consider unruly.^[2] Following his unsuccessful campaign in the 2016 Tokyo gubernatorial election, he founded the Japan First Party in August 2016 and is currently the party's leader.

^ "Makoto Sakurai". IMDb.
^ Fackler, Martin (2010-08-28). "New Dissent in Japan Is Loudly Anti-Foreign". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-07-17.

[1] "Makoto Sakurai". IMDb.

[2] Fackler, Martin (2010-08-28). "New Dissent in Japan Is Loudly Anti-Foreign". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-07-17.

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