Ishihara Shintaro
(b. 1932), Japanese novelist and politician. Born in Kobe, Ishihara Shintaro graduated from Hitotsubashi University with a law degree in 1956. In 1954, he published his first novel, ...
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Selected editorial excerpts from the Japanese press:
NEW TOKYO VICE GOVERNOR (IHT/Asahi as translated from the
Japanese-language Asahi Shimbun's editorial published June 28)
Although Nao...
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The Tokyo High Court ordered Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara on
Wednesday to reimburse around 58,000 yen in expense account money,
upholding one of the two cases recognized by a lower court as
...
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Former Miyagi Gov. Shiro Asano pledged Thursday to offer tax
incentives for Tokyo companies employing young people by suspending
the plan to host the Olympics in Tokyo and...
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Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, who is seeking a third term in the
April 8 gubernatorial election, defended his pledge Friday to pave
the way for Tokyo to bid for the summer Olympics in 2016, d...
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday expressed satisfaction over
the results of gubernatorial and other local elections a day earlier
and vowed to continue to stay focused to win a second roun...
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Ishihara Shintaro
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