Hajime Matsumoto
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is a Japanese activist, and owner of a second hand goods shop in Koenji, Tokyo.
Matsumoto founded the Association to Protect the Poor Students of Hosei University while a student at Hosei University
. He spent about four months in jail for throwing paint on the president of his university and is now mainly active in Koenji, Tokyo. He was one of the main originators of the artistic and social activist collective Amateur Revolt. He states his goal as creating a space where people can have fun without money.
He was denied entry to South Korea on September 30, 2010 on security grounds.
Matsumoto founded the Association to Protect the Poor Students of Hosei University while a student at Hosei University
. He spent about four months in jail for throwing paint on the president of his university and is now mainly active in Koenji, Tokyo. He was one of the main originators of the artistic and social activist collective Amateur Revolt. He states his goal as creating a space where people can have fun without money.
He was denied entry to South Korea on September 30, 2010 on security grounds.
External links
- An Interview with Matsumoto Hajime
- Amateur Revolt an artistic and social activist collective in Mabashi, Koenji