A flamboyant Tokyo Governor and a not-yet official but possible future candidate for nationalist Prime Minister.
| Highlights from “Tokyo Story: Shintaro Ishihara’s flamboyant nationalism appeals to many Japanese voters who are looking for a change in government” By John Nathan, (The New Yorker, April 9, 2001) Shintaro Ishihara, a flamboyant Tokyo Governor, appeals to many Japanese voters, despite his frequent controversy over his xenophobic nationalism. Could this populist be a Japanese Prime Minister quite soon? John Nathan, a biographer of Yukio Mishima, interviewed with Ishihara and wrote a profile of this “national hero" for the April 9 issue of the New Yorker magazine. These are some highlights from the Nathan article. |
- Who is Shintaro Ishihara? Why is he so important?
- On Ishihara's successful debut as a writer.
- On his colorful life before becoming a politician in 1968
- The contents of Governor Ishihara's office
- On his nationalist view
- On the origin of his anti- US feelings
- On his friendship with Yukio Mishima
- On Ishihara's controversial position against China
- On his using the derogatory term sangokujin
- On Ishihara's earthquake drill
- On Ishihara by himself
- References (Selected by Zipangu. English only)