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{{Short description|Japanese politician}}
{{nihongo|'''Wataru Ishizaka'''|石坂 わたる|Ishizaka Wataru|born 1976}} is a Japanese [[politician]], [[social worker]] and former school teacher for the disabled. He became one of the first two openly-gay male politicians elected to office in Japanese history in April 2011 when he was elected to the [[Nakano, Tokyo]] ward council.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.cnngo.com/tokyo/life/definitely-not-only-gay-village-001023|title = Definitely not the only gay in the village|publisher = CNNGo.com|date = 6 June 2011}}</ref> The other was [[Taiga Ishikawa]], who was elected to the [[Toshima, Tokyo|Toshima]] ward council. ▼
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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1976}}
| birth_place = [[Ota-ku]], [[Tokyo, Japan]]
| nationality = Japanese
| occupation = Politician
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▲{{nihongo|'''Wataru Ishizaka'''|石坂 わたる|Ishizaka Wataru|born 1976}} is a Japanese [[politician]], [[social worker]] and former school teacher for the disabled. He became one of the first two openly
== Early years ==
Born in Ota-ku, Tokyo, Ishizaka grew up in Inagi City.
== Education ==
In March 2000, he graduated from Seikei University, as part of the Faculty of Economics, Department of Economics, International Society Course. In 2001, he completed the Department of Developmental Disorder Education, Special Course of Special Education, Chiba University . In 2002, he became a teacher at Asahi Yogo School.
In 2010, he completed the master's program at the Graduate School of Social Design, 21st Century, Rikkyo University.
== Career ==
In the election on April 24, 2011, he became Japan's first openly gay public officer with Taiga Ishikawa, who was first elected to the Toshima Ward Parliament on the same day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://travel.cnn.com/tokyo/life/definitely-not-only-gay-village-001023|title=Definitely not the only gay in the village {{!}} CNN Travel|website=travel.cnn.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> He is also the first member of the Nakano Ward to have a mental health worker qualification.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/japanese-mayor-salutes-gay-relationships-1.2164437|title=Japanese mayor salutes gay relationships|last=McNeill|first=David|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
On July 6, 2017, he helped to establish the "LGBT municipality Parliamentary League." It aims to spread regulations and measures to protect the human rights of sexual minorities to local governments throughout the country through local assembly.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://cn.reuters.com/article/japan-election-lgbt-idCNL4N19S0MT|title=REFILE-Japan election manifestos free LGBT rights from political closet|date=2016-07-07|work=Reuters|access-date=2019-11-26|language=zh}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://ishizakawataru.
http://ishizaka.exblog.jp/i26
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