Mario Alberto Ishii (born 22 June 1951) is an Argentine politician of the

Justicialist Party The Justicialist Party (, ; abbr. PJ) is a major political party in Argentina, and the largest branch within Peronism. Following the 2023 presidential election, it has been the largest party in the opposition against President Javier Milei. Fo ...

, currently serving as '' intendente'' (mayor) of

José C. Paz José Clemente Paz (2 October 1842 – 10 March 1912) was an Argentina, Argentine politician, diplomat and journalist, founder of ''La Prensa (Buenos Aires), La Prensa''. Life Paz was born in Buenos Aires and started his educati ...

, a '' partido'' in the

Greater Buenos Aires Greater Buenos Aires (, GBA), also known as the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (, AMBA), refers to the urban agglomeration comprising the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of B ...

metropolitan area. He is popularly known as ''El Japonés'' ("the Japanese") due to his Japanese heritage. He was first elected mayor in 1999, and continued to be so until 2013, when he was elected to the as Buenos Aires Province Senate. In 2015, he was once again elected mayor. In August 2020 a video was leaked, showing him accusing city workers of selling drugs in municipal ambulances and saying he had to cover for them, causing major national media attention and a legal case to be opened. He then claimed that when he said "drugs" he had meant "medicines".

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1951 births Living people Argentine politicians of Japanese descent Mayors of José C. Paz, Buenos Aires Members of the Buenos Aires Province Senate People from José C. Paz Partido 21st-century Argentine politicians {{Argentina-politician-stub