In 1980 Ikutaro Shimizu cemented Shokun 's status as a core monthly magazine of conservative literati through articles on his widely talked about ideological conversion and his advocating that Japan acquire nuclear weapons .
Ikutaro Shimizu was left - wing until the start of the 1960s .
In 1980 Ikutaro Shimizu , who was left - wing until the start of the 1960s , cemented Shokun 's status as a core monthly magazine of conservative literati through articles on his widely talked about ideological conversion and his advocating that Japan acquire nuclear weapons .