Shinichiro Kurimoto (栗本 慎一郎, Kurimoto Shin'ichirō; born 1941 in Tokyo) is a Japanese author and former politician. He is also an economic anthropologist who introduced the ideas of Karl Polanyi and his younger brother Michael Polanyi to Japan. He was a professor at universities including Meiji University and Northwestern University. During the 1980s his works were categorized in Japan as "new academism", alongside works by Akira Asada, Kojin Karatani and Shigehiko Hasumi. He was politically affiliated with the Liberal Democratic Party, as well as the Internet Breakthrough Party of Japan. He frequently acted as a judge in the television show Iron Chef, appearing in 109 episodes.
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