For those who think political satire doesn¡¯t exist in Japan, take another look at the now-infamous performance by the Southern All Stars on NHK¡¯s ¡°Kohaku Uta Gassen¡± New Year¡¯s Eve concert.
Sporting a Hitler mustache, lead singer Keisuke Kuwata took what most interpreted as a dig at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his jamboree of historical whitewashers.
¡°Textbooks run out of time before modern history, the part we most want to know,¡± sang Kuwata in ¡°Peace and Hi-Lite.¡± ¡°Why do people forget the stupid, tragic things we did in the past.
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