Hajime Ishii
| Hajime Ishii | |
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| Born |
August 17, 1934 Kobe, Empire of Japan |
| Alma mater | Konan University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Political party | Democratic Party of Japan |
Hajime Ishii (石井 一 Ishii Hajime, born August 17, 1934) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kobe, Hyogo, he attended Konan University as an undergraduate and University of California, Los Angeles as a graduate and received a master's degree in political science from Stanford University. he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1969 after running unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 1967.[1]
Opposition to Soka Gakkai and the New Komeito Party
According to the Democratic Party of Japan official website, during a 15 October 2008 meeting of the House of Councillors Budget Committee meeting, Ishii accused the opposing New Komeito Party of "operating in the shadows" and that he believed that the Nichiren Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai, who founded the Komeitō party in 1954, was "in charge of the election campaign" and was "using its facilities as part of the campaign machine". Ishii said the situation created a great problem for democracy in Japan and invited three former Komeito party members and Soka Gakkai Honorary President Daisaku Ikeda for an intensive deliberation on issue of politics.[2][3]
References
- ↑ 政治家情報 〜石井 一〜. ザ･選挙 (in Japanese). JANJAN. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
- ↑ "Upper House Budget Committee: DPJ Vice President Ishii Calls for having Mr. Ikeda of Soka Gakkai and Others for Debate on Politics and Religion", The Democratic Party of Japan news, October 15, 2008, retrieved September 3, 2012
- ↑ Matsutani, Minoru, "Soka Gakkai keeps religious, political machine humming", Japan Times, 2 December 2008, p. 3
External links
- Official website in Japanese.
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