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China-bashing ex-Tokyo Governor's Last Hurrah

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Nov 24, 2012
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At age 80, when most people might be thinking about taking it easy and spending more time playing with grandchildren, former Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara has taken on another kind of mission – to save Japan.

Save Japan from what?

The self-described “wild man” of Japanese politics wants to save Japan from bureaucrats, from the Chinese, from weak, vacil…

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