Shintaro Ishihara (石原 慎太郎, Ishihara Shintarō, September 30, 1932 – February 1, 2022) was a Japanese politician and writer who was Governor of Tokyo from 1999 to 2012. Being the former leader of the radical right Japan Restoration Party, he is one of the most prominent nationalists in modern Japanese politics. An ultranationalist, he is infamous for his racist remarks, xenophobic views and hatred of Chinese and Koreans, including using the antiquated pejorative term "sangokujin".
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30 September 1932 Suma-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
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Died |
1 February 2022 (aged 89)
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Zodiac | Libra |
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