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February 1, 2022 at 19:00 JST
Former Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara in an interview at his home in Tokyo’s Ota Ward in 2019. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Shintaro Ishihara, an award-winning author, former Cabinet member and hawkish Tokyo governor whose blunt words offended various groups of people, died on Feb. 1. He was 89. [Read More]
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