Shintaro Ishihara

Shintarō Ishihara
Shintarō Ishihara
石原慎太郎
	Kantei Public Affairs Office portrait c. 2003
Governor of Tokyo
	In office; 23 April 1999 – 31 October 2012
Preceded by	Yukio Aoshima
Succeeded by	Naoki Inose
Minister of Transport
	In office; 6 November 1987 – 27 November 1988
Prime Minister	Noboru Takeshita
Preceded by	Ryūtarō Hashimoto
Succeeded by	Shinji Satō
Director General of the Environment Agency
	In office; 24 December 1976 – 28 November 1977
Prime Minister	Takeo Fukuda
Preceded by	Shigesada Marumo
Succeeded by	Hisanari Yamada
Member of the House of Councillors ; for National Block
	In office; 8 July 1968 – 25 November 1972
Member of the House of Representatives ; for Tokyo 2nd district
	In office; 10 December 1972 – 18 March 1975
	In office; 10 December 1976 – 14 April 1995
Member of the House of Representatives ; for Tokyo PR Block
	In office; 11 December 2012 – 21 November 2014
Preceded by	Ichirō Kamoshita
Succeeded by	Akihisa Nagashima
Personal details
Born	30 September 1932; Suma-ku, Kobe, Japan
Died	1 February 2022 (aged 89); Ota, Tokyo, Japan
Political party	Future Generations (2014–2015)
Other political; affiliations	Liberal Democratic (1968–1973, 1976–1995); Independent (1973–1976, 1995–2012); Sunrise (2012); Japan Restoration (2012–2014)
Spouse	Noriko Ishihara (m. 1955)
Children	Nobuteru; Hirotaka; Yoshizumi; Nobuhiro
Relatives	Yūjirō Ishihara (brother); Mie Ishihara (sister-in-law); Risa Ishihara (daughter-in-law)
Alma mater	Hitotsubashi University
Profession	Novelist and author

Shintaro Ishihara (石原慎太郎, Ishihara Shintarō, 30 September 1932 – 1 February 2022) was a Japanese politician and writer who was Governor of Tokyo from 1999 to 2012. Being the former leader of the radical right Sunrise Party, later merged with Toru Hashimoto's Japan Restoration Party out of which he split his faction into the Party for Japanese Kokoro,^[1] he was one of the most prominent ultranationalists in modern Japanese politics.^[2]^[3] An ultranationalist, he was infamous for his misogynistic comments, his xenophobic views and his racist remarks against Chinese and Koreans in Japan, including his use of the antiquated pejorative term "sangokujin".^[4]^[5]^[6] He was also a denier of the Nanjing Massacre.^[7]^[8]

Also a critic of relations between Japan and the United States of America, his artistic accomplishments included his authorship of a prize-winning novel, his authorship of best-sellers, and his work in theater, film, and journalism. His 1989 book, The Japan That Can Say No, co-authored with Sony chairman Akio Morita (published in English in 1991), called on the authors' countrymen to stand up to America.

After an early career as a writer and a film director, Ishihara served in the House of Councillors from 1968 to 1972, then, he served in the House of Representatives from 1972 to 1995, and then, he served as Governor of Tokyo from 1999 to 2012. He resigned from the governorship to briefly co-lead the Sunrise Party, then, he joined the Japan Restoration Party and he returned to the House of Representatives in the 2012 general election.^[9] He unsuccessfully sought re-election in the general election of November 2014, and officially left politics the following month.^[10]

^ Rydgren, Jens (2018). The Oxford Handbook of the Radical Right. Oxford University Press. pp. 772–773. ISBN 978-0190274559. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
^ Michiyo Nakamoto; Mure Dickie (21 March 2012). "China protests spur Japanese nationalists". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
^ The Associated Press (17 November 2012). "Ex-Tokyo governor, mayor form own party for national election". CTV News. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
^ Mizuho Aoki (16 December 2014). "Controversial to the end, Shintaro Ishihara bows out of politics". The Japan Times. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
^ Kyodo (10 March 2001). "Ishihara slammed for racist remarks". The Japan Times. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
^ "Shintaro Ishihara: A politician who peddled hatred". 4 February 2022.
^ "David vs. Goliath: Resisting the Denial of the Nanking Massacre". The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Ex-Tokyo Gov. Ishihara set to secure lower house seat". Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Japan Times. 16 December 2012
^ 引退会見詳報 [Full Report of Retirement Press Conference] (in Japanese). 16 December 2014. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

[1] Rydgren, Jens (2018). The Oxford Handbook of the Radical Right. Oxford University Press. pp. 772–773. ISBN 978-0190274559. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

[2] Michiyo Nakamoto; Mure Dickie (21 March 2012). "China protests spur Japanese nationalists". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

[3] The Associated Press (17 November 2012). "Ex-Tokyo governor, mayor form own party for national election". CTV News. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

[Mizuho_Aoki-4] Mizuho Aoki (16 December 2014). "Controversial to the end, Shintaro Ishihara bows out of politics". The Japan Times. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

[5] Kyodo (10 March 2001). "Ishihara slammed for racist remarks". The Japan Times. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

[6] "Shintaro Ishihara: A politician who peddled hatred". 4 February 2022.

[7] "David vs. Goliath: Resisting the Denial of the Nanking Massacre". The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus. Retrieved 3 October 2023.

[:0-8] Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[9] "Ex-Tokyo Gov. Ishihara set to secure lower house seat". Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Japan Times. 16 December 2012

[10] 引退会見詳報 [Full Report of Retirement Press Conference] (in Japanese). 16 December 2014. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

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