Ishihara

"This is tone-deaf diplomacy," said Nobuteru Ishihara, secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, the largest opposition party.

Japan PM: We Will Not Apologize To China AP 2010

We advise against using the tap water for drinking and for making infant formula for babies under 1 year old, said Shintaro Ishihara, Tokyo's governor.

Officials: Tokyo tap water not safe for infants 2011

JT Morrow For The Wall Street Journal with respects to Katsushika Hokusai It wasn't the first time that the writer, politician and current governor of Tokyo, Shintaro Ishihara, had put his foot in his mouth.

Japan's Shattered Mirror Ian Buruma 2011

"This is tone-deaf diplomacy," said Nobuteru Ishihara, secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, the largest opposition party.

Japan PM: We Will Not Apologize To China AP 2010

The main opposition Liberal Democratic Party's Secretary General Nobuteru Ishihara said that the immediate resignation of the Kan cabinet "would contribute more than anything" to reconstruction efforts.

Japan's Reconstruction Minister Resigns Andrew Monahan 2011

Glenn Beck's reaction to the earthquake was no less zany than Mr. Ishihara's; he detected in the disaster a "message" from God to follow the Ten Commandments.

Japan's Shattered Mirror Ian Buruma 2011

Most important of all, however, is the behavior of ordinary Japanese citizens, whose calm resilience has shown that Mr. Ishihara's words of disdain were not just foolish, and primitive, but wrong.

Japan's Shattered Mirror Ian Buruma 2011

"It's hard to imagine the world will trust the committee appointed by the government," said Nobuteru Ishihara, a senior official of the opposition Liberal Democratic Partry, last month.

Panel Won't Seek Blame in Nuclear Accident Yuka Hayashi 2011

In his callous way, Mr. Ishihara tapped into a primitive but common human reflex, which is to impart meaning to the impersonal forces of nature.

Japan's Shattered Mirror Ian Buruma 2011

"It's a problematic scheme that demands payments from other power companies that aren't at fault, and holds Tepco accountable for limitless compensation," said Nobuteru Ishihara, LDP secretary general.

Japan Sets Rescue Plan for Tepco Mitsuru Obe 2011