Makoto Sakurai

For other people named Makoto Sakurai, see Makoto Sakurai (disambiguation).
Makoto Sakurai
桜井 誠
Makoto Sakurai in front of Ueno Station on July 24, 2016, during the 2016 Tokyo gubernatorial election
Leader of the Japan First Party
In office
February 26, 2017 – February 16, 2025
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byTakako Yamaguchi
Personal details
BornMakoto Takata (髙田 誠, Takata Makoto)
(1972-02-15) February 15, 1972
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
PartyJapan First
Known forFounder and former leader of Zaitokukai
Websiteameblo.jp/doronpa01/ (in Japanese)

Makoto Sakurai (桜井 誠, Sakurai Makoto; born February 15, 1972) is the pen name of a political activist, blogger, and writer from Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. His real name is Takata Makoto (髙田 誠). A former civil servant in a ward office, he is the founder and former leader of the far-right nationalist group Zaitokukai, known for its anti-foreign messages and public demonstrations which some consider unruly. Following his unsuccessful campaign in the 2016 Tokyo gubernatorial election, he founded the Japan First Party in August 2016 and stepped down as the party's leader in 2025 due to heart failure.

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