Kent Sidney Gilbert (born May 25, 1952, in Idaho, United States) is an American commentator working in Japan, lawyer of California. He first came to Japan in 1971 as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After returning to the United States, he received a Juris Doctor as well as an M.B.A. from Brigham Young University.
Kent Gilbert | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 25, 1952 Idaho, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
While working in Japan as an attorney in 1983, he had a chance to perform as a stand-in for a foreign theatrical company, which led to other opportunities on Japanese television and in films. He is a foreign celebrity (gaijin tarento) and is often on news programs as a commentator with a "foreign" point of view.[1][2]
Gilbert lives in Tokyo and also maintains a residence in Orem, Utah.[citation needed] He made an appearance in Kazuki Ōmori's Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah.
Gilbert has been described as a "far-right online influencer".[3] Gilbert maintains the Japanese government never forced women to work as prostitutes or comfort women during World War II.[4][5] He was prominently featured in a documentary film that denies the forcing of comfort women to work.[6] He reportedly claimed in an interview that Koreans should be grateful that they had been colonized by Japan.[3] In 2017, he published a book entitled "The tragedy of Chinese and Koreans who are controlled by Confucianism", which reportedly became a best seller and led to "a new wave of hate books".[7] He has associated himself with Toshio Motoya, a far-right figure who denies the Nanjing Massacre and the forcing of comfort women to work.[8]
In April 2018, Gilbert was appointed visiting professor at Okayama University of Science.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ "Orem Native Kent Gilbert Is Top Celebrity In Japan". Orem-Geneva Times. April 4, 1984.
- ^ "Ferraris, Sing-Alongs, Sexy Ads Help Tokyo Language Schools Sell ABCs". Los Angeles Times. April 21, 1992 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b L, Aaron (2021-12-15). "Katō Kōko's Meiji Industrial Revolution –Forgetting forced labor to celebrate Japan's World Heritage Sites – Part 2". The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ Who Are the Revisionist? Check the Facts Kent Gilbert Official
- ^ Japanese Still Brainwashed by the War Guilt Information Program Kent Gilbert Official
- ^ Lee, Joanne Rhim (2020-05-19). "Battle for the truth". Korean Quarterly. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ "New book attacks profusion of 'hate books' on store shelves". Japan Today. 2020-01-31. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ Schieder, Chelsea Szendi (2021-05-26). "The History the Japanese Government Is Trying to Erase". ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ ケント・ギルバート on Twitter(in Japanese)
- ^ @kentgilbert01 (16 April 2018). "正しくは岡山理科大学客員教授ですね。プロフィールにも入れておきました。決着する日を楽しみをにしていますよ。" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 June 2018 – via Twitter.(in Japanese)
External links
edit- Kent Gilbert at IMDb
- Gilbert, Kent S. 1952- in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- ケント・ギルバート on Twitter(in Japanese)
- Kent Gilbert on Facebook(in Japanese)
- You Are Going To Know? (blog, last update Aug. 25, 2017)
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