This is an excerpt from Koji Takazawa's book.
In 1995, the year Takamaro Tamiya died in Pyongyang, I met with him many times from spring to the beginning of summer. Some of our meetings were in Pyongyang, others in third countries. Around this time, he was considering forming a political organization in Japan called the "Patriot Alliance." It was an organization that put nationalism at the forefront. Of course, it was clear that this movement was being carried out under the guidance of the Workers' Party of Korea. And within this organization, there were plans to expand the movement by incorporating Japanese nationalist organizations. I couldn't help but say to Tamiya, "You should stop, don't do that." I knew it was a political maneuver. To abandon socialist ideals and independent thinking and politically support or promote Kim Il-sungism would, in this case, only amount to selling out the homeland, Japan. At that moment, Tamiya's expression turned grim for a moment, and he shouted,"It's too late!"
This has come to fruition. The Workers' Party of Korea is turning anti-Japanese people within Japan into right-wing extremists and carrying out xenophobic activities in various places. Their goal is to portray Japan as a bad country.
