Historical negationism
Illegitimate distortion of the historical record
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| 2024 | Attended the third International Comfort Women Symposium. |
| 2024 | Published controversial book 'The comfort women hoax: a fake memoir, North Korean spies, and hit squads in the academic swamp' with Jason Michael Morgan, published by Encounter Books |
| 2024 | Leadership position for Nippon Kaigi currently vacant as of 2024 |
| 2024 | Lost his seat in the Japanese general election after holding a Diet seat for nearly three decades and winning nine consecutive terms. |
| November 1 2024 | Died at the age of 89 |
| October 2024 | Re-elected as a member of the House of Representatives representing Aichi 1st electoral district after previously serving from 1993 to 2009. |
| March 2024 |
Denial of the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel
CyberWell, an Israeli cybersecurity firm, reported discovering 135 separate posts denying the October 7 attacks, which had been viewed by over 15 million users across social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram.
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| February 5 2024 |
Denial of the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel
The Israeli Ministerial Committee for Legislative Affairs approved a bill to penalize denial of the October 7 attacks, proposing up to five years in prison for those who deny, justify, praise, or support the acts of the attack.
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| January 2024 |
Denial of the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel
Hamas released a report titled 'Our Narrative' about the October 7 attacks, claiming their armed wing avoided harming civilians while admitting to 'some faults' during the incident.
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| January 2024 |
Denial of the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel
A Telegram instant messaging group with nearly 3,000 members emerged, spreading conspiracies and content blaming Israel for the October 7 attacks.
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| January 2024 | Acknowledged in an interview with Yomiuri Shimbun the unreported 820,000 yen, expressing deep regret for the lack of attention in managing political funds while serving as LDP Secretary-General. |
| 2023 | Ramseyer authored the book 'The Comfort Women Hoax: A Fake Memoir, North Korean Spies, and Hit Squads in the Academic Swamp'. |
| 2023 | The Dutch National Museum of Antiquities hosted an exhibit featuring a statue inspired by Nas's album cover depicting Tutankhamun, which sparked controversy and debates about racial representation of ancient Egyptians. |
| 2023 | An extinct whale discovered in Egypt is named Tutcetus, after Tutankhamun, due to its small size and immature age. |
| 2023 | Researchers developed a new facial reconstruction of Tutankhamun using CT scans, which closely resembled the 2005 reconstruction. |
| 2023 | Implicated in the Japanese slush fund scandal for failing to record over 820,000 yen, which she denied responsibility for. |
| 2023 | LDP revealed to have raised and hidden over 600 million yen in slush fund accounts, implicating the party's financial practices. |
| 2023 | Held a press conference questioning the occurrence of the 1923 Kantō Massacre, contradicting a 2009 expert panel from the government's Central Disaster Management Council. |
| 2023 |
Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf was displayed for sale at Cairo's state-run book fairs.
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| December 14 2023 | Submitted resignation from the cabinet along with several other LDP officials. |
| December 12 2023 | The lower house, with LDP majority, voted down a motion of no confidence against Matsuno proposed by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. |
| December 8 2023 | Reported to have allegedly failed to declare over an unspecified amount of income in the previous five years. |
| November 2023 | Japanese prosecutors began questioning members of LDP factions, including Matsuno's, about suspected slush fund money from unreported fundraising party revenues. |
| October 7 2023 |
Denial of the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel
Hamas-led militant forces launched coordinated armed incursions from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel, marking the first invasion of Israeli territory since the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. The attacks resulted in 1,139 people killed and approximately 250 people taken as hostages to the Gaza Strip, initiating the ongoing Israeli hostage crisis.
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| July 2023 | Visited the Sakishima Islands in Okinawa prefecture to discuss defense planning and infrastructure with local governments, becoming the first Chief Cabinet Secretary to do so. |
| July 29 2023 | Addressed the United Nations Online Symposium regarding the Abduction Issue while serving as Minister in Charge of the Abduction Issue. |
| 2022 | S.O.Y. Keita conducted a genetic analysis of Tutankhamun's STR data, concluding that the majority of royal mummy samples showed population affinity with 'sub-Saharan' Africans, while cautioning against oversimplified interpretations of genetic heritage. |
| 2022 | Letters revealing Howard Carter's theft of objects from Tutankhamun's tomb are published, confirming he removed artifacts before the tomb's official opening. |
| 2022 | Bioarcheologist Andrew Nelson created a virtual facial model of Tutankhamun using CT scans and 3D bioimaging software, claiming a more realistic appearance than previous reconstructions. |
| 2022 | A complex technological and material study of Tutankhamun's mask was published, providing new insights into the artifact. |
| 2022 |
Nineteen Eighty-Four
English band Bastille references the novel in their song 'Back to the Future' from the album Give Me the Future.
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| 2022 | The United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect issued a policy paper linking genocide denial to hate speech, providing recommendations for states and UN officials on addressing genocide denial. |
| July 2022 | Following the assassination of Shinzo Abe, Inada Tomomi faced public criticism over her past participation in Unification Church events. |
| January 2022 |
Croatian Wikipedia
Editing activity continued with over 200 editors making at least 5 edits a month, suggesting ongoing efforts to improve the Wikipedia platform.
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| January 2022 | Jörg Meuthen resigned from the party chairmanship and the AfD, citing his loss of the power struggle with Der Flügel and criticizing the party's rightward shift. |
| January 4 2022 | Ramseyer published a response to his critics titled 'Contracting for Sex in the Pacific War: A Response to My Critics', maintaining his original claims about comfort women. |
| 2021 | Published a controversial preprint article in the International Review of Law and Economics arguing that comfort women were primarily voluntary prostitutes, which drew significant academic and public scrutiny. |
| 2021 | Ended leadership of Kibō no Tō political party |
| 2021 | Failed to report 820,000 yen in her fund management organization's accounts, which was later revealed in a political funds reporting irregularity. |
| 2021 |
Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf was displayed for sale at Cairo's state-run book fairs.
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| 2021 |
Mein Kampf
A 1,000-page French edition of the annotated Mein Kampf was published, based on the German scholarly version.
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| 2021 |
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Polygon published 'Nineteen Eighty-Four: The Jura Edition' with an introduction by Alex Massie.
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| October 2021 | Hirokazu Matsuno began serving as Chief Cabinet Secretary, a key governmental role in the Japanese administration |
| August 16 2021 | Mayor Kawamura made a formal public apology for his inappropriate behavior towards Miu Goto, repeatedly bowing and stating he felt 'pathetic'. He announced his intention to take a 100% pay cut for three months as a consequence of his actions. |
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