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Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara is well known in Japan for being very outspoken and has publicly expressed some racist views in the past. All one needs to do his punch is name into Google for quick links to articles that document this. This time, the Tokyo governor is in the spotlight for his remarks about Africans in Tokyo. The fact that the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) offered to support him in the next gubanatorial election is somewhat disturbing. Follow the link below for a Japan Times article on Ishihara’s latest publicly voiced racial comments.
Click here to read the Japan Times article on Tokyo Governor Ishihara
Update: Ishihara was elected to a third term as Tokyo’s governor recently.
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