@yokogao.mag: Yukio Mishima about life in post-war Japan Mishima left a legacy behind in Japanese literature with his bold expressionism and his unique blend of tradition and modernity. Mishima’s literary work covers a wide range of topics which includes the existential angst of human existence to societal norms and pressure. He went toe to toe with the complexities of the human mind and what society perceives them as. However, it was in 1970 that Mishima would create the most controversial act. Mishima staged a coup d’etat at the headquarters of the Japanese Self Defense Forces to revive the divine status of the emperor in Japan, which resulted in a failure. Accompanied by loyal companions of his private militia ‘Tatenokai’, he tried to seize power and was in desperate attempts to restore Japan’s original status. The event shocked the whole national, and later on Mishima resorted to Seppuku, which is a ritual suicide. Mishima retreated to a nearby balcony and one of his members, Morita had to behead him according to the tradition but this was also a failure as the strike was not immaculate, which ended up in another member taking over this act, which caused great horror and drama. Read the full article about Yukio Mishima on yokogaomag.com

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