↑«Tokyo's new governor defies more than glass ceiling». Deutsche Welle. 8 de julio de 2020. Consultado el 2 de agosto de 2016. «In 2008, she made an unsuccessful run at the LDP's chairmanship. Following her defeat, she worked to build an internal party network and became involved in a revisionist group of lawmakers that serves as the mouthpiece of the ultraconservative Nippon Kaigi ("Japan Conference") movement.»
«The Dangerous Impact of the Far-Right in Japan». Washington Square News. 15 de abril de 2019. «Another sign of the rise of the uyoku dantai’s ideas is the growing power of the Nippon Kaigi. The organization is the largest far-right group in Japan and has heavy lobbying clout with the conservative LDP; 18 of the 20 members of Shinzo Abe’s cabinet were once members of the group.»