Greater Yashiman Organisation
| Greater Yashiman Organisation 大八島組織 | |
|---|---|
| Founder | Suda Shichiro |
| Chairman | Yoshioka Kohaku |
| Vice-Chairman | Oki Noboru |
| Yamatai Section Chief | Kinoshita Katsuo |
| Chisei Section Chief | Ishida Keiji |
| Hinomoto Section Chief | Nomura Amaya |
| Founded | March 30, 1959 |
| Headquarters | 7-2, Kitada 4-chome, Owata, Niihama, Yamatai |
| Youth wing | Youth for Reunification |
| Membership | ~50,000 |
| Ideology | Izoku Kyowa Pan-Yashiman Ideology |
The Greater Yashiman Organisation (大八島組織, Dayaso, "GYO") is a far-right fringe political movement in Chisei, Hinomoto, and Yamatai that subscribes to fundamentalist interpretations of the pan-Yashiman Izoku Kyowa ideology. The movement aims to enact the eventual political unification of Chisei and Yamatai. GYO was founded in 1959 by Dr. Suda Shichiro and his wife Yagi Riko. Suda was a Yamataian ophthalmologist born in the New Territories who had served in the Yamatai Imperial Army during the Second Escar-Varunan War.
History
Philanthropy
GYO has often put forward donations to charity organisations within Yamatai and Chisei in efforts to boost its public image. Following the 1997 Hasukuni earthquake in Yamatai, GYO's Chiseian and Hinoan branches raised several million En that was contributed to reconstruction efforts and purchasing food for displaced survivors.
The organisation is also highly visible in the seimin community in Chisei, who are the descendants of former Yamataian citizens who remained on mainland Chisei after the Second Escar-Varunan War. GYO is seen as an effective lobby for the Yashiman seimin, and the organisation has also provided legal funds to anti-discrimination suits and promoted the integration of seimin communities.
Controversies
Far-right views
GYO's pan-Yashiman ideology is often accused of furthering imperialist Yamataian politics and serving the Yamataian far right, and the GYO chapters in Chisei are often characterised as national traitors.
Alleged ties to terrorism
Authorities in Chisei, Hinomoto, and Yamatai believe that there are ties between GYO and extremist terrorist groups operating within western Escar. Yamatai's Ministry of National Security classifies GYO as a "monitored organisation". GYO itself is not a terrorist organisation and primarily exists as a discussion forum and political agitation movement. However, many of its members maintain ties to other political groups on the Yamataian far-right.