# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/shinji-ishimaru
# Generated: 2026-08-31T11:49:16.278Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/shinji-ishimaru"
name: "Shinji Ishimaru"
slug: "shinji-ishimaru"
description: "Shinji Ishimaru  is a Japanese politician who served as Mayor of Akitakata from 2020 until his resignation in 2024. Ishimaru obtained national prominence as mayor in 2022 after a video of him scolding members of the city council for sleeping during a meeting went viral on social media, with the video gaining 13 million views on YouTube. Ever since then, he has gained a large internet following, especially on Twitter with his vocal political opinions and by documenting his frequent clashes with local political opponents."
tagline: "Japanese politician"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Japan"
  isoCode: "JP"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1982-08-12"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           72.62
  momentum:             15
  historical:           4.773989333333333
  currentAttention:     100
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 323000
platforms:
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "https://ishimaru-shinji.com/"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/ishimarukoenkai/"
    handle:    "ishimarukoenkai"
  - platform:  "TIKTOK"
    url:       "https://www.tiktok.com/@ishimarukoenkai"
    handle:    "ishimarukoenkai"
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/shinji_ishimaru"
    handle:    "shinji_ishimaru"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/ishimaru1982"
    handle:    "ishimaru1982"
  - platform:  "LINKEDIN"
    url:       "https://www.linkedin.com/in/shinji-ishimaru-47137535/"
    handle:    "shinji-ishimaru-47137535"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCidQ51J5ysCWeGBnLuNvnhQ"
    handle:    "@shinji_ishimaru_1982"
    followers: 323000
sources:
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q98734385"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinji_Ishimaru"
    title: "Shinji Ishimaru"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinji_Ishimaru"
    title: "Shinji Ishimaru"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9F%B3%E4%B8%B8%E4%BC%B8%E4%BA%8C"
    title: "石丸伸二"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%83%2C_%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B7%D0%B8"
    title: "Исимару, Синдзи"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Discovered via Wikipedia top-views