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Shintaro Ishihara

1932 - 2022

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Shintaro Ishihara (石原 慎太郎, Ishihara Shintarō, 30 September 1932 – 1 February 2022) was a Japanese politician and writer, who served as the 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, he was one of the most prominent ultranationalists in modern Japanese politics. Ishihara 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". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shintaro Ishihara has received more than 432,534 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Shintaro Ishihara is the 7,240th most popular politician (down from 4,353rd in 2019), the 565th most popular biography from Japan (down from 240th in 2019) and the 232nd most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Shintaro Ishihara ranks 7,240 out of 19,576. Before him are Théophile Delcassé, Margaret of Burgundy, Queen of Sicily, Emperor Gao of Southern Qi, Hadım Sinan Pasha, Ernesto Zedillo, and Rotrude. After him are Uesugi Kagekatsu, Bethuel, Pyeongwon of Goguryeo, Aeacides of Epirus, Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan, and Thorbjörn Fälldin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Shintaro Ishihara ranks 134. Before him are Guillermo Mordillo, Harry Gregg, Zózimo, Hubert Reeves, Eero Aarnio, and Dino Sani. After him are Kurt Diemberger, Michael H. Hart, Jerzy Hoffman, Walter Schröder, Renato Martino, and John G. Thompson. Among people deceased in 2022, Shintaro Ishihara ranks 122. Before him are Börje Salming, Paul Sorvino, Josef Abrhám, Henry Silva, Christine McVie, and Dan McCafferty. After him are Margarita Lozano, Anne Heche, Walter Schröder, Uri Orlev, Mario Terán, and Christos Sartzetakis.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Shintaro Ishihara ranks 565 out of 6,245. Before him are Mikio Naruse (1905), Kiyosi Itô (1915), Emperor Horikawa (1079), Hibari Misora (1937), Hiroshi Amano (1960), and Sakanoue no Tamuramaro (758). After him are Uesugi Kagekatsu (1556), Tokizo Ichihashi (1909), Yanosuke Watanabe (null), Emperor Suzaku (923), Kinji Fukasaku (1930), and Senhime (1597).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Shintaro Ishihara ranks 232. Before him are Emperor Go-Ichijō (1008), Takeo Miki (1907), Masayoshi Ōhira (1910), Jiro Taniguchi (1947), Hosokawa Gracia (1563), and Emperor Horikawa (1079). After him are Uesugi Kagekatsu (1556), Emperor Suzaku (923), Emperor Murakami (926), Yamada Nagamasa (1590), Nitobe Inazō (1862), and Emperor Reizei (949).

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