Masahiro Ishii

Masahiro Ishii (石井 正弘) was the governor of Okayama Prefecture in Japan from November 1996 until November 2012. A native of Okayama, Okayama and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he had worked at the Ministry of Construction since 1969 before being elected governor. Ishii is affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi.