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Ishihara Shintaro石原慎太郎alternative words: Shintaro Ishihara, Ishihara Shintarou, Shintarou Ishihara keywords: statesman , writer related topics: Jiminto related web sites: http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/INET/ETC/CHIJITOP/HEYA.HTM , http://www.ishiharasouri.com , http://www.shintaro-shien.net explanation: Born in 1932 in Hyogo prefecture. A novel written when he was a student at Hitotsubashi university, "Taiyo no kisetsu" won the prestigious Akutagawa prize. He was elected in senate in 1968 with a record vote, then in diet in 1972 with the banner of Jiminto. As a member of Seirankai group inside Jiminto, he advocated a strong Japan by writing "Japan that can say no". He resigned from House Member in 1995 by accusing Jiminto of opposing to progress. He was elected as a mayor of Tokyo in 1999. Page number: 1 1 articles extracted from postgresql database. | |