The Protocols of the Elders of Zion in Japan: David G. Goodman
2012
Although its claim to document a nefarious Jewish conspiracy to rule the
world has long since been disproved and the tract itself has been shown to
be a malicious forgery cobbled together from plagiarized sources, it is sobering to realize that The Protocols of the Elders of Zion continues to circulate and
influence large numbers of people around the globe.1 Japan has not been
exempt from this trend. Ever since the New York Times reported in 1987 that
books claiming to reveal a global Jewish conspiracy had become bestsellers in
Japan, there has been concern, dismay, and disbelief about the popularity of
the Protocols in that country.2 Particularly disturbing has been the spread of
suspicions about and animosity toward Jews − and, by extension, toward the
State of Israel − to a non-western country with virtually no Jewish population
or historical contact with Jews. How might this phenomenon be understood,
and what are its implications? This chapter reviews briefly the history of the
Protocols in Japan, introduces several authors who have exploited this tract,
and offers an analysis of its popularity there.
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