Shinobu Kandori

Біографія

Shinobu Kandori (botn October 30, 1964) is a Japanese politician, professional wrestler and retired judoka. As a professional wrestler, she primarily worked for several women's promotions from the 1980s to the 2000s, including Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (JWP) and its offshoot, Ladies' Legend Pro-Wrestling (LLPW). She became president of LLPW in 2002 and currently operates LLPW-X, the modern version of the company. She held several championships, including becoming a two-time LLPW Singles Champion, a one-time WWWA World Single Champion (in All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling), and won the Tokyo Sports Joshi Puroresu Grand Prize twice, in 1995 and 1998. As a politician, she served as a member of the House of Councillors from 2006 to 2010, representing the Liberal Democratic Party. She also received a Bronze medal in the women's -66 kg event at the 1984 World Judo Championships.