Chinese and South Korean media on Tuesday reported the death of author and former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara as breaking news, respectively calling him a "right-wing politician" and "Japan's far-right nonsense maker."In contrast, Taiwan media report said the former governor was friendly to the self-ruled democratic island, praising him for his tough stance against Beijing.A report by The Global Times, a tabloid of the ruling Chinese Communist Party, said Ishihara announced a plan in 2012 for the Tokyo metropolitan government to buy the disputed Senkaku Islands, which led to Japan's decisi…READ FULL ARTICLE
