The Death of Shintaro Ishihara: The Writer and Politician Who Cared for His Children

On the afternoon of February 1, it was announced that Shintaro Ishihara had passed away at the age of 89.

He made his debut as a writer with “Season of the Sun” in 1955 while a student at Hitotsubashi University. He won the Akutagawa Prize for his work. The work, which portrayed a young man’s indulgence in the city, was made into a movie and became a big hit. His younger brother Yujiro also made his debut with this work and became a star. The term “Taiyo-zoku” was born, and combined with Shintaro’s cool looks, it became a big boom.

In 1968, this “representative of the youth” ran for election to the House of Councillors, and with more than 3 million votes, he entered politics. In 1999, he ran for governor of Tokyo and was elected for the first time, serving as governor until 2012.

In 1999, he ran for governor of Tokyo and was elected for the first time. He was discriminatory toward women and made a lot of hate speech, although it sounds good to say that he was toothless. His rhetoric, which would have caused a firestorm if it were made now, has been increasing.

His four children, the eldest and third sons, went into politics, the second son became a TV personality as a meteorologist, and the fourth son became a painter. The second son became a TV personality as a weather forecaster, and the fourth son became a painter. When he was governor of Tokyo, his unfair spending on the painter became an issue.

Mr. Ishihara was a strong man politically, but in his private life, he was very devoted to his children.

He was a strong man politically, but in his private life he was very devoted to his children,” said an old political acquaintance.

In his home life, he was so worried about his children that it was ridiculous. When he heard that Shinsho was not elected in the last House of Representatives election, he blurted out in a faint voice, ‘Shinsho was not elected.

‘Shimpo was not elected…. I guess we should be thankful that the woman who was criticizing him on the street for not doing anything was watching him closely. She certainly didn’t do anything…”

Even so, she said, she couldn’t stop thinking about how cute and adorable Nobuaki was, and how much she missed not seeing her sons when they moved into a high-end, excellent nursing home in Ota Ward, Tokyo, because of Covid-19.

He was very fond of Nobuaki, and was very concerned about his political activities and gave him advice. He once begged then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to ‘take care of Nobuaki. For a man of his generation, I think he was extremely caring about his children.

In his later years, Shintaro Ishihara was said to have suffered a stroke. Shintaro Ishihara, a popular writer turned politician, wanted to “free Japan from the yoke of the United States.

It is a fact that when he proposed the civilian use of Yokota Air Base in conjunction with the Tokyo Olympics, he thought it would be a stepping stone to revising the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement. He was a politician who could do various things to realize his political goals. It’s a trick that young politicians today can’t do.

He was the “darling of the times” who ran through postwar Japan. In his final days, he passed away without seeing his beloved sons. I pray that he may rest in peace.