Shirōto no Ran

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Shirōto no Ran ( Japanese 素 人 の 乱 , German: "Uprising of the amateurs") is a Japanese association of activists founded in 2005 by Matsumoto Hajime , Yamashita Hikaru , Futatsugi Shin , Mochitsuki Rui and Ogasawara Keita . The association is committed to the living conditions of poor people ( 貧乏 人 , binbōnin ) in Tōkyō and includes several recycling shops , second-hand shops and meeting rooms in the Tōkyōter Kōenji district . The protagonists of Shirōto no Ran became more widely known , especially through the anti-nuclear demonstrations in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster .

history

The story of Shirōto no Ran is closely linked to the life stories of the opinion leaders within the association. Founding member Matsumoto Hajime (* 1974) initially studied political science at Hōsei University in Tōkyō and only came into contact with student movements in this context. After Matsumoto demonstrated against worsening study conditions and a new university policy as part of student actions, he founded his first association here in 1996 and was active as an initiator of demonstrations and unauthorized public picnics, the extent of which was steadily increasing and in the "Assembly of the Poor People “( 貧乏 人 集会 , binbōnin shukai ) ended.

Matsumoto was arrested in 2001 following an act in which he attacked a university employee with paint bags. For this action, Matsumoto spent a total of two years in pre-trial detention and in prison; Furthermore, his university degree was revoked. Matsumoto could no longer follow the "regular" life path of a Japanese graduate and in 2001 founded the association Binbōnin Daihanran Shūdan ("Great counter-revolt of the poor people"), distributed leaflets with slogans such as "The poor will turn society upside down!" continued the picnics in front of Tokyo subway stations, which he won many comrades-in-arms.

According to Matsumoto, community life on the streets in China was particularly influential. Through this life he became aware of the restrictions of public space in Tōkyō. He therefore decided to protest against the strict requirements for the use of public spaces in Japan. In 2005, Matsumoto founded the Shirōto no ran association together with Yamashita, Futatsugi, Mochitsuki and Ogasawara and subsequently opened the second-hand store Shirōto no Ran 1-gō Ten (SNR store number 1), which also has a radio studio and together with Yamashita included a bar. Since this shop opened in a demolished building in Kōenji, it only stayed there for three months. However, following this store, Matsumoto's colleagues also opened stores in Kōenji.

Individual evidence

  1. Julia Obinger: Alternative Lifestyles and Activism in Japan - The uprising of the amateurs in Tokyo , Springer VS, Wiesbaden 2015, p. 186.
  2. Julia Obinger: Alternative Lifestyles and Activism in Japan - The uprising of the amateurs in Tokyo , Springer VS, Wiesbaden 2015, ISBN 978-3-658-07861-4 , p. 76.
  3. a b Julia Obinger: Alternative Lifestyles and Activism in Japan - The uprising of the amateurs in Tokyo , Springer VS, Wiesbaden 2015, ISBN 978-3-658-07861-4 , p. 77.