From: Chiaki Ito <shogi <at> MAIL <dot> COM>
Date: 1 apr 2003
Subject: Re: Kunio Yonenaga Lifetime Kisei

has there been any chess player to become a politician?

chiaki

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From: "bogin" <bogin <at> YAHOO <dot> CO <dot> JP>
To: <SHOGI-L <at> TECHUNIX <dot> TECHNION <dot> AC <dot> IL>
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 10:36 PM
Subject: Re: Kunio Yonenaga Lifetime Kisei


> I don't know whether it's common or not. But, former athletes and
> entertainers do run for political office here. There are former sumo
> wrestlers, pro wrestlers, Olympic athletes, baseball players etc,etc that
> have been or are still members of the Japanese Diet. A few years ago, the
> Governors of both of Japan's largest cities (Tokyo and Osaka) were both
> former TV comedians. However, I am unaware of any former Shogi Pros that
> have entered politics.
>
> I believe the single word that your searching for is "kishi"
>
> Bill Gaudry
>
>
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