Former Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara dies at age of 89 - NHK
01/02/2022 04:54
TOKYO, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Shintaro Ishihara, a fiery
nationalist who was governor of Tokyo for more than a decade and
set off a territorial row with China over a plan to buy islands
claimed by both nations, died on Tuesday, NHK public television
said. He was 89.
An award-winning novelist before turning politician and
serving in parliament for almost 30 years, Ishihara's tenure as
governor of the Japanese capital was marked by controversy due
to his outspoken right-wing views and his penchant for
controversial comments about, for instance, China, the LGBTQ
community, foreigners and elderly women.
(Reporting by Elaine Lies
Editing by Shri Navaratnam)
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