10 Facts About Hajime Ishii

Hajime Ishii was a Japanese politician who served in the Diet for 39 years between 1969 and 2013.

Hajime Ishii served five consecutive terms as a representative of the district before losing his seat in the December 1983 general election, finishing sixth in a contest for five seats and being replaced by Kazuhito Nagae of the Democratic Socialist Party.

Hajime Ishii was returned to the House of Representatives in the July 1986 general election, gaining the most votes in the Hyogo 1st district and regaining his seat from Nagae.

Hajime Ishii won the first election in the new Hyogo 1st district at the October 1996 general election as a member of the Frontier Party.

Hajime Ishii retained the Hyogo 1st district seat at the June 2000 general election as a DPJ candidate.

At the November 2003 general election Hajime Ishii was defeated by the LDP's Keisuke Sunada, the younger cousin of Shigetami Sunada with whom Hajime Ishii served five of his terms as representative of the old Hyogo 1st district.

At the September 2005 general election Hajime Ishii lost to the LDP's Masahito Moriyama and was unsuccessful in gaining a PR seat.

Hajime Ishii contested the July 2007 election for the House of Councillors, winning one of 48 seats in the national proportional representation block.

Hajime Ishii served one term before losing his seat in the July 2013 election.

Hajime 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.