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Shintaro Ishihara

August 02, 2016
What Yuriko Koike's Governorship Triumph in Tokyo Means for Japan
By Ankit Panda

November 08, 2014
Ishihara’s Stealth Attack on the Japanese Constitution
By Aurelia George Mulgan

October 17, 2014
Japanese Nationalists Target Foreign Welfare Recipients
By Clint Richards

June 23, 2014
No End in Sight for Marginalization of Japan’s Opposition
By Clint Richards

May 29, 2014
Reshuffling Japan’s Opposition
By Clint Richards

September 11, 2013
Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands: A Tense Anniversary
In the year since Tokyo purchased the islands, China and Japan have avoided escalation. Can that continue?

May 01, 2013
Tokyo Governor Apologizes for Comments on Istanbul’s Olympics Bid
Naoki Inose has apologized for recent remarks about Islamic nations.

November 07, 2012
Tokyo Pushes Ahead for 2020 Olympics
Despite the resignation of the city’s mayor, signs look good for Tokyo to host the 2020 games.

March 08, 2011
Ishihara: Japan Needs Nukes
Outspoken Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara calls for Japan to build nuclear weapons to counter a rising China.

March 04, 2011
Are A-Bomb Jokes OK?
Quiz show QI caused controversy after jokes about a survivor of the Nagasaki and Hiroshima attacks. Did it go too far?

February 24, 2011
Ishihara No Numskull
Clever media manipulation keeps Tokyo’s controversial governor in the spotlight ahead of the gubernatorial poll.

February 15, 2011
Explaining Kim Jong-il’s Tantrums
Frozen out of talks and wanting attention, the Kim regime made a calculated decision to up the ante in 2010, Weston Konishi tells The Diplomat.