Tony Marano is an American living Dallas Texas producing right wing videos. What's unusual about Tony is that his views have been embraced by Japanese Nationalists. Even though Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would deny any association with these groups they share similar views on history especially that of the Second World War. One of the most contentious issues in East Asia concerns comfort women. Mostly Koreans, but included women from many the territories Japan invaded during World War II. Last December the Japanese government gave and the South Korean government accepted an official apology and monetary compensation dealing with the comfort women issue. On February 3 of this year the Japanese government issued a finding to the United Nations stating there was no evidence of forced corrosion of these women to work at the comfort stations by the Japanese Imperial Army. Except that there is clear evidence of just that happening.
Videos he posted from Texas made their way to Japan, where they developed a following.
He became more intrigued about Japan, conducting more research and posting more videos. His notoriety snowballed as more people began paying attention.
A publishing deal followed and within a few years, his Japanese supporters set up an office called the Texas Daddy Japan Secretariat. He has published seven books in Japanese and is set for more exposure with another three books this year, the office said.
Marano is a former telephone company employee who has spent about half of his life in Texas and put together a YouTube video channel called "PropagandaBuster." He speaks little Japanese.
Marano says his mission is to bolster a military alliance among the United States, South Korea and ally Japan, and to speak truth to power.
He has released more than 80 videos in the past year that run with Japanese subtitles provided by the Secretariat, which has seven translators and three editors to prepare the works for the Japanese audience.
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