Tag Archives: Shintaro Ishihara

Seshu special: Nobuteru Ishihara unemployed again

Posted on December 14, 2021 by philipbrasor

Last Friday, Nobuteru Ishihara, one of Japan’s most famous dynastic (seshu) politicians, announced he was resigning his post as special advisor to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, after the media dug up a story about his political support group receiving special … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, June 7, 2020

Posted on June 7, 2020 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about Daigo Naito, the presumptive heir to the Takeshita political dynasty of Shimane Prefecture. As is apparent to anyone who follows Japanese politics even cursorily no one begrudges an aspiring office holder who is already … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Nov. 4, 2012

Posted on November 4, 2012 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about the media response to Shintaro Ishihara’s resignation as governor of Tokyo. It’s interesting and fortunate that Eriko Arita’s article about the rise of online nationalism appears on the same page. I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Apr. 24, 2011

Posted on April 24, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about the revival of resolve to decentralize Tokyo in response to the Mar. 11 earthquake. Most of the article deals with the macro aspects of moving the capital and/or relocating corporations. At the … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, April 10, 2011

Posted on April 10, 2011 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the Tokyo gubernatorial race, a topic that will be dated as soon as 8:00 pm rolls around and Shintaro Ishihara is declared the winner. If he isn’t then the column will be worse than … Continue reading →

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