“In the end, isn’t it mass suicide and mass ‘seppuku’ of the elderly?” he said
However, Narita also clarified to the New York Times that he was, yet added that euthanasia could become mandatory in the future, a remark that generated additional counterattacks.
He claims that this would allow younger generations to proceed with their way in business, politics and other aspects of society that the older generation refuses to leave.Yasuke’s commentaries not only made people enraged, but also made him famous and won him an audience as he now has more than 569,000 Twitter followers.
His opinions got fresh attention when social media discovered them in January, with a sociologist proclaiming them as “hatred toward the vulnerable.”he was “primarily concerned with the phenomenon in Japan, where the same tycoons continue to dominate the world of politics, traditional industries, and media/entertainment/journalism for many years.
While Dr. Narita asserts that his words have been taken out of context, he does highlight the need to remove more of the senior figures in government and economic leadership roles so that the next generation can take the reins.
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