House of Representatives

The Democratic Party, The Shin-Ryokufukai and The Nippon (120 members)

• Shinya Adachi
  Shinya Adachi
  , a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, is a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Ōita, Ōita, he attended University of Tsukuba and received a Ph.D in medicine from it. He was elected for the first time in 2004.- External links :* in Japanese....
  
  
• Kumiko Aihara
  Kumiko Aihara
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Hokkaidō and graduate of Hokkai Gakuen University, she was elected for the first time in 2007.- External links :...
  
  
• Ai Aoki
  Ai Aoki
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Tokyo and graduate of Chiba University, she was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007 after running unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in...
  
  
• Keiichiro Asao
  Keiichiro Asao
  is a Japanese politician of Your Party, formerly of the Democratic Party of Japan . He was expelled from the DPJ after announcing he would run for a district seat in Kanagawa during the 2009 General election....
  
  
• Keiko Chiba
  Keiko Chiba
  is the former justice minister of Japan.- Former career :After graduating from Chuo University in 1971, where she studied law, she became a lawyer in 1982. She belongs to the Yokohama Bar Association. As a lawyer, she was involved in a lawsuit filed by local residents over noise pollution caused by...
  
  
• Yuji Fujimoto
  Yuji Fujimoto
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, he graduated from Waseda University and received his master's degree from Michigan State University. In 2004, he was elected to the House of Councillors for...
  
  
• Kenzo Fujisue
  Kenzo Fujisue
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Kumamoto, Kumamoto, he graduated from Tokyo Institute of Technology and received master's degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University in the United...
  
  
• Yukihisa Fujita
  Yukihisa Fujita
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan , a member of the House of Councillors, the upper house of Japan's parliament, from the Ibaraki constituency. In the House of Councillors he is the Chair of the Committee on Financial Affairs...
  
  
• Koshin Fujitani
  Koshin Fujitani
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A former member of the assembly of Yamaguchi Prefecture, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007....
  
  
• Masashi Fujiwara
  Masashi Fujiwara
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Kanzaki, Hyōgo and high school graduate, he was elected for the first time in 2001.- External links :* in Japanese....
  
  
• Yoshinobu Fujiwara
  Yoshinobu Fujiwara
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Ōfunato, Iwate and graduate of Nihon University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007 after serving in the assembly of Iwate Prefecture for five...
  
  
• Tetsuro Fukuyama
  Tetsuro Fukuyama
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Tokyo, he graduated from Doshisha University and received a master's degree from Kyoto University...
  
  
• Yasue Funayama
  Yasue Funayama
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Koshigaya, Saitama and graduate of Hokkaido University, she worked at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from 1990 until 2000...
  
  
• Akira Gunji
  Akira Gunji
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Mito, Ibaraki and dropout of Meiji University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998....
  
  
• Shinkun Haku
  Shinkun Haku
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Shinjuku, Tokyo and graduate of Nihon University, he was elected for the first time in 2004....
  
  
• Kensei Hasegawa
  Kensei Hasegawa
  is a Japanese politician of the People's New Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Kumagaya, Saitama and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications from 1967 to 2003. He was elected for the first time in 2004.-...
  
  
• Yuichiro Hata
  Yuichiro Hata
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Setagaya, Tokyo and graduate of Tamagawa University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1999. He is the son of former Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata.-...
  
  
• Kumiko Hayashi
  Kumiko Hayashi
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Shiga Prefecture, she was elected for the first time in 2004.- External links :* in Japanese....
  
  
• Yumiko Himei
  Yumiko Himei
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Okayama, she graduated from Okayama University with a master's degree...
  
  
• Tatsuo Hirano
  Tatsuo Hirano
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Kitakami, Iwate and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in 1977, attending the Iowa State University in the United...
  
  
• Kenji Hirata
  Kenji Hirata
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Ōita, Ōita, he was elected for the first time in 1995 as a member of the New Frontier Party....
  
  
• Koji Hirayama
  Koji Hirayama
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Goshogawara, Aomori and graduate of Kanto Gakuin University and Keio University, he was elected for the first time in 2007....
  
  
• Wakako Hironaka
  Wakako Hironaka
  is a Japanese writer and politician. She is a member of the House of Councillors . Her political affiliation is with the Democratic Party of Japan. Her husband is Heisuke Hironaka, a mathematician.-Politician:...
  
  
• Hajime Hirota
  Hajime Hirota
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A former member of the assembly of Kōchi Prefecture, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001....
  
  
• Yasuo Ichikawa
  Yasuo Ichikawa
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Komatsu, Ishikawa and graduate of Mie University, he worked at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from 1965 to 1990, and had served in the assembly of Ishikawa...
  
  
• Satoru Ienishi
  Satoru Ienishi
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Kyoto Prefecture, he was elected for the first time in 1996.- External links :* in Japanese....
  
  
• Shuji Ikeguchi
  Shuji Ikeguchi
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Kiso, Nagano and graduate of Waseda University, he joined Honda in 1972 and was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001.- External links :* in Japanese....
  
  
• Tadashi Inuzuka
  Tadashi Inuzuka
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a Senator in the House of Councillors of the Diet . A native of Tokyo, he graduated from Rikkyo University and received a master's degree from the University of Dallas in the United States...
  
  
• Hajime Ishii
  Hajime Ishii
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Kobe, Hyogo, he attended Konan University as an undergraduate and University of California, Los Angeles as a graduate and received a master's degree in political science from...
  
  
• Tsukasa Iwamoto
  Tsukasa Iwamoto
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Fukuoka, Fukuoka and graduate of Nihon University, he had served in the ward assembly of Shibuya, Tokyo since 1993...
  
  
• Shozaburo Jimi
  Shozaburo Jimi
  is a Japanese politician of People's New Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . Jimi is a registered medical practitioner, and was a graduate of the department of medicine at Kyushu University in 1977...
  
  
• Ken Kagaya
  Ken Kagaya
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Tomakomai, Hokkaidō and high school graduate, he had served in the assembly of Chiba Prefecture for five terms from 1987 to 2007. He was elected to the House of Councillors for...
  
  
• Akiko Kamei
  Akiko Kamei
  is a female Japanese politician of the People's New Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Tokyo and graduate of Gakushuin University and Carleton University in Canada, she was elected for the first time in 2007 in the constituency of Shimane Prefecture...
  
  
• Ikuo Kamei
  Ikuo Kamei
  is a Japanese politician of the People's New Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Shōbara, Hiroshima and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998 after serving in the assembly of Hiroshima Prefecture...
  
  
• Mieko Kamimoto
  Mieko Kamimoto
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Asakura District, Fukuoka and graduate of Fukuoka University of Education, she was elected for the first time in 2001....
  
  
• Emi Kaneko
  Emi Kaneko
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Fukushima Prefecture, she did her undergraduate study at Hosei University and later earned master's degrees from California State University, Fresno and Fukushima University...
  
  
• Yoichi Kaneko
• Toshiyuki Kato
  Toshiyuki Kato
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Niihama, Ehime and high school graduate, he was elected for the first time in 2004.- External links :* in Japanese....
  
  
• Takanori Kawai
  Takanori Kawai
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Kyoto, Kyoto and graduate of Ritsumeikan University, he was elected for the first time in 2007 after working at Teijin since 1987.- External links :* in Japanese....
  
  
• Yoshihiro Kawakami
  Yoshihiro Kawakami
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Tōhaku District, Tottori and graduate of Aoyama Gakuin University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2003 after serving in the assembly of Tottori...
  
  
• Minoru Kawasaki
  Minoru Kawasaki (politician)
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Saga Prefecture and graduate of Kyoto University, he worked at the Bank of Japan from 1984 until 2004 when he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Councillors. He ran again in...
  
  
• Naoki Kazama
  Naoki Kazama
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Myōkō, Niigata and graduate of Keio University, he had served in the assembly of Niigata Prefecture since 1999. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in...
  
  
• Yoshitake Kimata
  Yoshitake Kimata
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Toyohashi, Aichi and graduate of Hitotsubashi University and the George Washington University School of Public Policy and Public Administration, he ran unsuccessfully for the...
  
  
• Shokichi Kina
• Toshimi Kitazawa
  Toshimi Kitazawa
  is the current Japanese defence minister. He is a politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Nagano, Nagano and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1992 after serving in the...
  
  
• Masao Kobayashi
  Masao Kobayashi
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Nakano, Tokyo and high school graduate, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004....
  
  
• Kuniko Koda
  Kuniko Koda
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Tōno, Iwate and graduate of International Christian University, she was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007.- References :...
  
  
• Azuma Konno
  Azuma Konno
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet .A native of Shiogama, Miyagi and graduate of Meiji Gakuin University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007 after serving in the House of Representatives for...
  
  
• Azuma Koshiishi
  Azuma Koshiishi
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Nirasaki, Yamanashi and graduate of Tsuru University, he was elected to the House of Representatives of Japan in 1990, where he served for two terms until 1996 when he failed to...
  
  
• Kentaro Kudo
  Kentaro Kudo
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Kunohe District, Iwate and graduate of Chuo University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 as a member of Japan Renewal Party after...
  
  
• Yoriko Madoka
  Yoriko Madoka
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Yokosuka, Kanagawa and graduate of Tsudajuku University, she was elected for the first time in 1993 after an unsuccessful run in 1992.- External links :* in Japanese....
  
  
• Takeshi Maeda
  Takeshi Maeda (politician)
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Yoshino District, Nara, he graduated from Kyoto University and received a master's degree from it. After serving in the House of Representatives for four terms, he was elected...
  
  
• Kiyoshige Maekawa
  Kiyoshige Maekawa
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Kashihara, Nara and graduate of Kansai University, he was elected for the first time in 2004.- External links :...
  
  
• Hiroe Makiyama
  Hiroe Makiyama
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . She was elected for the first time in 2007.- References :...
  
  
• Teruhiko Mashiko
  Teruhiko Mashiko
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Kōriyama, Fukushima and graduate of Waseda University, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 1986 after serving in the assembly of Fukushima Prefecture for...
  
  
• Koji Matsui
  Koji Matsui
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Kyoto, Kyoto and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, receiving a master's degree from Northwestern University while...
  
  
• Nobuo Matsuno
  Nobuo Matsuno
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003 after an unsuccessful run in 2000...
  
  
• Toru Matsuoka
  Toru Matsuoka
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Osaka, Osaka and high school graduate, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004 after serving in the assembly of Osaka Prefecture for three terms...
  
  
• Daigo Matsuura
  Daigo Matsuura
  is a Japanese politician, an independent and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Hiroshima Prefecture and graduate of Kobe Gakuin University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007 after working as a newsreader from 1992 to 2006.- External...
  
  
• Naoki Minezaki
  Naoki Minezaki
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Kure, Hiroshima and graduate of Hitotsubashi University, he was elected for the first time in 1992.- External links :...
  
  
• Masashi Mito
  Masashi Mito
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Tomamae District, Hokkaidō and 1985 graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007 after serving in the assembly of Kanagawa...
  
  
• Shunichi Mizuoka
  Shunichi Mizuoka
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Takeno, Hyogo and graduate of Nara University of Education, he was elected for the first time in 2004.- External links :...
  
  
• Yuko Mori
  Yuko Mori
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Niigata, Niigata and graduate of Niigata University, she was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001 after serving in the town assembly of Yokogoshi,...
  
  
• Takashi Morita
  Takashi Morita
  is a Japanese politician of People's New Party, an independent and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Toyama, Toyama and 1992 graduate of University of Tsukuba, he was elected for the first time in 2007....
  
  
• Kunihiko Muroi
  Kunihiko Muroi
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Amagasaki and dropout of Otemon Gakuin University, he served in the city assembly of Amagasaki for one term since 1983 and in the assembly of Hyōgo Prefecture for two terms...
  
  
• Hiroyuki Nagahama
  Hiroyuki Nagahama
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan , a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Tokyo and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 as a member of Morihiro Hosokawa's Japan New Party...
  
  
• Masamitsu Naito
  Masamitsu Naito
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Okazaki, Aichi, he graduated from the University of Tokyo and received master's degrees from it and Columbia University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first...
  
  
• Tetsuji Nakamura
  Tetsuji Nakamura
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Ikoma, Nara and graduate of Kyoto University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007 after running unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives...
  
  
• Tomoji Nakatani
  Tomoji Nakatani
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Tokushima, Tokushima, he graduated from University of Tokushima in 1992 and received a master's degree from it in 1994. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first...
  
  
• Masayuki Naoshima
  Masayuki Naoshima
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Osaka, Osaka and graduate of Kobe University, he was elected for the first time in 1992....
  
  
• Masayoshi Nataniya
  Masayoshi Nataniya
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Yokohama, Kanagawa and graduate of Yokohama National University, he was elected for the first time in 2004....
  
  
• Takeo Nishioka
  Takeo Nishioka
  was a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet .A native of Nagasaki and a graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1963. He lost his seat in 1983 but was re-elected in 1986...
  
  
• Motoyuki Odachi
  Motoyuki Odachi
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Sakai, Osaka and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004 after running unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives...
  
  
• Yasuhiro Oe
  Yasuhiro Oe
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Tanabe, Wakayama, he graduated from Ashiya University and Western Australia Institute of Technology. Since 1979 he had served in the assembly of Wakayama Prefecture for six terms...
  
  
• Katsuya Ogawa
  Katsuya Ogawa
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Kamikawa District, Hokkaido and graduate of Nihon University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1995 as a member of the New Frontier Party.-...
  
  
• Toshio Ogawa
  Toshio Ogawa
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Nerima, Tokyo and graduate of Rikkyo University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998 after working as a prosecutor.- Political career :In 1996,...
  
  
• Masamitsu Oishi
  Masamitsu Oishi
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Sendai, Miyagi, he graduated from Rikkyo University and attended Whitworth University in Washington, United States. After having served in the House of Representatives for five...
  
  
• Masako Okawara
  Masako Okawara
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Yokohama, Kanagawa and 1977 graduate of International Christian University, she had served in the assembly of Tokyo for three terms since 1993...
  
  
• Tomiko Okazaki
  Tomiko Okazaki
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Fukushima, Fukushima and high school graduate, she worked at TV and radio stations. In 1990, she was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time as a member of...
  
  
• Tsutomu Okubo
  Tsutomu Okubo
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Kurume, Fukuoka and graduate of Kyoto University, he worked at Tokyo Bank from 1984 to 2004. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004.- External...
  
  
• Yukishige Okubo
  Yukishige Okubo
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Isahaya, Nagasaki and graduate of Nagasaki University, he had served in the assembly of Nagasaki Prefecture since 2003...
  
  
• Kusuo Oshima
  Kusuo Oshima
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Nogata, Fukuoka and graduate of Nihon University, he served in the city assembly of Nogata...
  
  
• Kohei Otsuka
  Kohei Otsuka
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Nagoya, Aichi, he attended Waseda University and received a Ph.D in fiscal and monetary policies and reforms...
  
  
• Renhō
• Mitsuru Sakurai
  Mitsuru Sakurai
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Sendai, Miyagi, he attended Tokyo Medical and Dental University as an undergraduate and received a Ph.D in medicine from Tohoku University. He was elected to the House of...
  
  
• Koji Sato
  Koji Sato (politician)
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan , a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Mitsugi District, Hiroshima and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 as a member of Ichirō Ozawa's Liberal...
  
  
• Taisuke Sato
  Taisuke Sato
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Nagoya, Aichi and graduate of Aichi University of Education, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990 after teaching at local public schools...
  
  
• Hirokazu Shiba
  Hirokazu Shiba
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Nabari, Mie and graduate of Kogakkan University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004 after serving the assembly of Mie Prefecture for three...
  
  
• Chiyako Shimada
  Chiyako Shimada
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Fukuoka Prefecture and graduate of Saga Women's Junior College and Meikai University, she was elected for the first time in 2003.- External links :* in Japanese....
  
  
• Kazuya Shimba
• Atsuko Shimoda
  Atsuko Shimoda
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Hirosaki, Aomori and graduate of Akita Junior College , she was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004 after serving in the city assembly of Hirosaki for...
  
  
• Ryo Shuhama
  Ryo Shuhama
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Takizawa, Iwate and graduate of Hokkaido University, he worked at the government of Iwate Prefecture from 1973 until 2003. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the...
  
  
• Kan Suzuki
  Kan Suzuki
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Akashi, Hyōgo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1986. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the...
  
  
• Yoetsu Suzuki
  Yoetsu Suzuki
  is a Japanese politician, an independent and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Akita, Akita and graduate of Chuo University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004 after working at a TV station in Akita.- External links :* in Japanese....
  
  
• Chiaki Takahashi
  Chiaki Takahashi (politician)
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Anō, Mie and graduate of Meiji University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2000 after running unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in...
  
  
• Yoshimitsu Takashima
  Yoshimitsu Takashima
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Hirakata, Osaka and high school graduate, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998....
  
  
• Norio Takeuchi
  Norio Takeuchi
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Mihara, Kochi and high school graduate, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007 after serving in the city assembly of Kochi since 2003.- External...
  
  
• Masami Tanabu
  Masami Tanabu
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Hachinohe, Aomori and graduate of Rikkyo University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004 after serving in the assembly of Aomori Prefecture for...
  
  
• Yasuo Tanaka
  Yasuo Tanaka
  is a Japanese novelist and politician. He served as the governor of Nagano prefecture from 2000 to 2006, became president of New Party Nippon and has been elected to Japan's legislatures.- Early life :...
  
  
• Hiroyuki Tani
  Hiroyuki Tani
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Tokushima, Tokushima and graduate of Utsunomiya University, he had served in the city assembly of Utsunomiya, Tochigi for two terms since 1979 and then in the assembly of...
  
  
• Kuniko Tanioka
  Kuniko Tanioka
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Osaka Prefecture, she graduated from the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada and received a Ph.D in design. She was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time...
  
  
• Toshiharu Todoroki
  Toshiharu Todoroki
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Mimata, Miyazaki and graduate of Chuo University, he was elected for the first time in 2007.- External links :...
  
  
• Hisashi Tokunaga
  Hisashi Tokunaga
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007 after serving in the assembly of Shiga Prefecture.- External links :* in Japanese....
  
  
• Yukio Tomioka
  Yukio Tomioka
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a former member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Kawaguchi, Saitama and graduate of Waseda University, he worked at the Fuji Bank from 1987 until 2003 when he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives...
  
  
• Toshiro Tomochika
  Toshiro Tomochika
  is a former Japanese football player and politician, an independent and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Matsuyama, Ehime and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected for the first time in 2007....
  
  
• Itsuki Toyama
  Itsuki Toyama
  is a Japanese politician, an independent and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007 after running unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 2005....
  
  
• Yataro Tsuda
  Yataro Tsuda
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Takayama, Gifu, he was elected for the first time in 2004.- External links :* in Japanese....
  
  
• Yasuhiro Tsuji
  Yasuhiro Tsuji
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Kobe, Hyogo, he graduated from the University of Tokyo and studied at the Johns Hopkins University...
  
  
• Marutei Tsurunen
  Marutei Tsurunen
  is the first foreign-born Japanese of European origin serving as a member of the Diet of Japan. He is a member of the Democratic Party of Japan, where he serves as Director General of the International Department. He is currently serving in the House of Councillors.- Biography :Tsurunen was born...
  
  
• Hirokazu Tsuchida
• Emiko Uematsu
  Emiko Uematsu
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Takamatsu, Kagawa and graduate of Kobe University, she ran unsuccessfully for the House of Councillors in 2004. She ran again in 2007 and was elected for the first time.-...
  
  
• Satoshi Umemura
  Satoshi Umemura
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Sakai, Osaka and graduate of Osaka University, he was elected for the first time in 2007.- External links :...
  
  
• Hideo Watanabe
  Hideo Watanabe
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Tochio, Niigata and graduate of Takushoku University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998 after serving in the House of Representatives for six...
  
  
• Ryuji Yamane
  Ryuji Yamane
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Toshima, Tokyo and dropout of Saitama University, he had served in the city assembly of Kawagoe, Saitama for four terms since 1979 and then in the assembly of Saitama Prefecture...
  
  
• Yasuo Yamashita
  Yasuo Yamashita
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Hubei, China and dropout of Chuo University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998 after serving in the assembly of the House of Representatives...
  
  
• Minoru Yanagida
  Minoru Yanagida
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Kagoshima, Kagoshima and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998 after serving in the House of Representatives...
  
  
• Mitsuyoshi Yanagisawa
  Mitsuyoshi Yanagisawa
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Tōmi, Nagano and graduate of Seijo University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004 after an unsuccessful run in 2001.- External links :* in...
  
  
• Susumu Yanase
  Susumu Yanase
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Utsunomiya, Tochigi and graduate of Tohoku University, he joined the government of Tochigi Prefecture and was elected to its assembly for the first time in 1984...
  
  
• Yoshiro Yokomine
  Yoshiro Yokomine
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Kagoshima Prefecture and high school graduate, he was elected for the first time in 2007. He is the father of professional golfer Sakura Yokomine.- External links :* in Japanese....
  
  
• Harunobu Yonenaga
  Harunobu Yonenaga
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A graduate of Sophia University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007 after working at Fuji Television for 17 years.- External links :* in Japanese....
  
  
• Saori Yoshikawa
  Saori Yoshikawa
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Tokushima Prefecture, she graduated from Doshisha University in 1999 and joined NTT upon graduation. She also studied at the graduate school of Doshisha University from 2001...
  
  

Liberal Democratic Party and Group of Independents (84)

• Jiro Aichi
  Jiro Aichi
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Sendai, Miyagi and graduate of Chuo University, he was elected for the first time in 2001.- External links :...
  
  
• Tsukasa Akimoto
  Tsukasa Akimoto
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Adachi, Tokyo and graduate of Daito Bunka University, he was elected for the first time in 2004.- External links :...
  
  
• Mikio Aoki
• Hiroyuki Arai
  Hiroyuki Arai
  is a Japanese politician, an independent and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Tamura, Fukushima and graduate of Waseda University, he had served in the assembly of Fukushima Prefecture for one term since 1987. He was elected to House of Representatives for the first time...
  
  
• Haruko Arimura
  Haruko Arimura
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Ishikawa Prefecture, she attended the International Christian University in Mitaka, Tokyo and received a master's degree from School for International Training in Vermont, United...
  
  
• Katsuhito Asano
  Katsuhito Asano
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Toyohashi, Aichi and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected for the first time in 1990 after working at the public broadcaster NHK.- External links :* in Japanese....
  
  
• Chuichi Date
  Chuichi Date
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Hokkaidō and high school graduate, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001 after serving in the prefectural assembly of Hokkaidō.- External links :*...
  
  
• Seiichi Eto
  Seiichi Eto
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Ōita, Ōita and graduate of Oita University, he had served in the city assembly of Ōita for two terms since 1973 and the assembly of Ōita Prefecture for two terms since 1979...
  
  
• Takao Fujii
  Takao Fujii
  is a Japanese politician, an independent and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Shirakawa, Gifu and graduate of Seijo University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1981...
  
  
• Toshiharu Furukawa
  Toshiharu Furukawa
  is a Japanese medical doctor, attorney, and politician of the Liberal Democratic Party. He was trained at Keio University, where he is now a professor. He obtained his MBA at Saïd Business School and St Cross College, Oxford in 2005. He is founder and Chief Executive Officer of GBS Laboratory...
  
  
• Tamon Hasegawa
  Tamon Hasegawa
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007 after serving in the assembly of Ibaraki Prefecture....
  
  
• Seiko Hashimoto
  Seiko Hashimoto
  Seiko Hashimoto is a former ice speed skater and track cycling sprinter from Japan, who represented her native country in four consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, and three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea...
  
  
• Yoshimasa Hayashi
  Yoshimasa Hayashi
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, Koga Faction. He is a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet , currently serving his third term in the Upper House representing Yamaguchi Prefecture....
  
  
• Ichiro Ichikawa
  Ichiro Ichikawa
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Kurihara District, Miyagi and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Ministry of Construction from 1961 to 1994. He was elected for the first time in 1995.-...
  
  
• Junichi Ishii
  Junichi Ishii
  is a Japanese politician, currently a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A graduate of a high school in Chiba Prefecture, he served in the assembly of Chiba Prefecture since 2003, and was elected to the national House in 2007.- External...
  
  
• Midori Ishii
  Midori Ishii
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A graduate of Tsurumi University, she was elected for the first time in 2007.- External links :* in Japanese....
  
  
• Yosuke Isozaki
  Yosuke Isozaki
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Ōita, Ōita, he joined the Ministry of Home Affairs, upon graduation from the University of Tokyo in 1982. After leaving the ministry in 2006, he was elected the House of...
  
  
• Mitsuhide Iwaki
  Mitsuhide Iwaki
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Iwaki, Fukushima and graduate of Sophia University, he had served in the city assembly of Iwaki for two terms since 1980, in the assembly of Fukushima Prefecture for two terms...
  
  
• Hiromi Iwanaga
  Hiromi Iwanaga
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Arita, Saga and dropout of Chuo University, he had served in the assembly of Saga Prefecture for six terms since 1975 and was elected to the House of Councillors for the first...
  
  
• Shinya Izumi
  Shinya Izumi
  is a Japanese politician, who has been serving as chairman of National Public Safety Commission in Shinzō Abe's cabinet since August 2007. He is a member of Liberal Democratic Party and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan ....
  
  
• Yoshito Kajiya
  Yoshito Kajiya
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Kagoshima, Kagoshima and high school graduate, he had served in the city assembly of Kagoshima for four terms since 1976. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first...
  
  
• Shinobu Kandori
  Shinobu Kandori
  is a retired Japanese wrestler and now politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet...
  
  
• Tokio Kano
  Tokio Kano
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo and Keio University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998.- External links :* in Japanese....
  
  
• Yoriko Kawaguchi
  Yoriko Kawaguchi
  is a Japanese politician. She was born in Tokyo. She holds a B.A. in international relations from the University of Tokyo, and a master's in economics from Yale University. She was the minister of the environment of Japan from 2000 until 2002 and the foreign minister of Japan from February 2002...
  
  
• Tsunenori Kawai
  Tsunenori Kawai
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Jōhana, Toyama and graduate of Keio University, he had served in the town assembly of Jōhana for three terms since 1964 and in the assembly of Toyama Prefecture for eight terms...
  
  
• Hitoshi Kimura
  Hitoshi Kimura
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Kumamoto Prefecture and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Ministry of Home Affairs from 1958 to 1991. After teaching, he was elected to the House of...
  
  
• Koichi Kishi
  Koichi Kishi
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Kaneyama, Yamagata and graduate of Waseda University, he served in the town assembly of Kaneyama from 1967...
  
  
• Nobuo Kishi
  Nobuo Kishi
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, he was elected for the first time in 2004. Former Prime Minister Shinzō Abe is his brother.- External links :* in Japanese....
  
  
• Issei Kitagawa
  Issei Kitagawa
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A graduate of Kansai University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004 after serving in the assembly of Osaka Prefecture for four terms.- External links :* ...
  
  
• Masakatsu Koike
  Masakatsu Koike
  is a Japanese politician. He is a member of the House of Councillors and the Liberal Democratic Party.- Political career :- External links :...
  
  
• Akio Koizumi
  Akio Koizumi
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Kawasaki, Kanagawa and high school graduate, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004 after serving in the city assembly of Kawasaki.- External links...
  
  
• Yoshitada Konoike
  Yoshitada Konoike
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, and was a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Amagasaki, Hyōgo and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1986 after an unsuccessful run in 1983...
  
  
• Takao Makino
  Takao Makino
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A graduate of Waseda University and former member of the assembly of Shizuoka Prefecture, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007.- External links :* in...
  
  
• Tamayo Marukawa
  Tamayo Marukawa
  is a Japanese politician and former announcer of TV Asahi, who serves as a member of House of Councillors of Diet . She is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.She graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1993.- External links :* *...
  
  
• Kazuya Maruyama
  Kazuya Maruyama
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet .- career :A native of Hyōgo Prefecture and graduate of Waseda University, he joined the Ministry of Justice in 1970, passing the bar exam in the same year...
  
  
• Yoichi Masuzoe
  Yoichi Masuzoe
  is a Japanese politician and a member of the House of Councillors who was Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare from 2007 to 2009. He is also a well-known face on Japanese TV shows.- Career :...
  
  
• Iwao Matsuda
  Iwao Matsuda
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Gifu, Gifu and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1960, attending the University of London while in the ministry...
  
  
• Ryuji Matsumura
  Ryuji Matsumura
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Fukui, Fukui and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the National Police Agency in 1961. Leaving the agency in 1992, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the...
  
  
• Yoshifumi Matsumura
  Yoshifumi Matsumura
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A graduate of Senshu University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004.- External links :...
  
  
• Masaji Matsuyama
  Masaji Matsuyama
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Shiida, Fukuoka and graduate of Meiji University, he was elected for the first time in 2001.- External links :...
  
  
• Kensei Mizote
  Kensei Mizote
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Hiroshima, Hiroshima and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he became mayor of Mihara, Hiroshima in 1987 and was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in...
  
  
• Toshiei Mizuochi
  Toshiei Mizuochi
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Tokamachi, Niigata and high school graduate, he was elected for the first time in 2004.- References :...
  
  
• Masako Mori
  Masako Mori
  Masako Mori may refer to:*Masako Mori - Japanese politician *Masako Mori - Japanese singer and former 1970s idol , see 25th Japan Record Awards...
  
  
• Masaharu Nakagawa
  Masaharu Nakagawa (House of Councillors)
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Meguro, Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Ministry of Finance from 1969 until 2001. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in...
  
  
• Yoshio Nakagawa
  Yoshio Nakagawa
  is a Japanese politician of the Sunrise Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Hiroo District, Hokkaidō and dropout of Kanagawa University, he was elected to the House of Councillors as a candidate for the Liberal Democratic Party for the first time in 1998...
  
  
• Hirohiko Nakamura
  Hirohiko Nakamura
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Kawajima, Saitama and graduate of University of Tokushima, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004.- External links :* in Japanese....
  
  
• Hirofumi Nakasone
  Hirofumi Nakasone
  is a Japanese politician from Takasaki, Gunma, who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs until September 2009. He was Minister of Education under Prime Minister Yoshirō Mori. He is former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone's son....
  
  
• Kyoko Nakayama
  Kyoko Nakayama
  is a Japanese politician of the Sunrise Party of Japan, formerly of the Liberal Democratic Party , Machimura Faction, and currently serving her first term as a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet...
  
  
• Satoshi Ninoyu
  Satoshi Ninoyu
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Kyoto, Kyoto and graduate of Keio University, he was elected for the first time in 2004 after serving in the assembly of Kyoto Prefecture for five terms since 1987.- External...
  
  
• Shoji Nishida
  Shoji Nishida
  is a conservative Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A graduate of Shiga University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007 after serving in the assembly of Kyoto Prefecture since 2003.In early 2011,...
  
  
• Hidetoshi Nishijima
• Chieko Nohno
  Chieko Nohno
  is a Japanese politician. In some English-language Japanese newspapers her family name is romanized as Noono.She was born in Manchuria in 1935 and moved back to Kagoshima at the end of the war. She graduated from Kagoshima Konan High School in 1954 and attended the School of Midwifery attached to...
  
  
• Tetsuro Nomura
  Tetsuro Nomura
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Hayato, Kagoshima and high school graduate, he was elected for the first time in 2004.- External links :* in Japanese....
  
  
• Kenji Ogiwara
  Kenji Ogiwara
  is a former Japanese Nordic combined skier who won several medals at the Winter Olympics, the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, and the Holmenkollen ski festival....
  
  
• Hiroshi Okada
  Hiroshi Okada
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Mito, Ibaraki and graduate of Ritsumeikan University, he had served in the assembly of Ibaraki Prefecture since 1986 and as mayor of Mito for three terms since 1993...
  
  
• Naoki Okada
  Naoki Okada
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Kanazawa, Ishikawa and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he had worked at Hokkoku Shimbun, a regional newspaper in Kanazawa since 1989 and had served in the assembly of...
  
  
• Hidehisa Otsuji
  Hidehisa Otsuji
  was the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare in the Cabinet of Junichiro Koizumi.- Upbringing :He was born in Kaseda City in Kagoshima Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū. His father was killed in World War II in fighting near the Solomon Islands....
  
  
• Yukiko Sakamoto
  Yukiko Sakamoto
  is a female Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Mishima, Shizuoka and graduate of the University of Tokyo, she joined the Ministry of Labor from 1972 until 2004 when she was elected to the House of Councillors for the...
  
  
• Akio Sato
  Akio Sato (politician)
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Hiroshima Prefecture and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from 1966 to 1996...
  
  
• Masahisa Sato
  Masahisa Sato
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Fukushima Prefecture, he graduated from National Defense Academy of Japan with the major in applied physics and joined Japan Self-Defense Forces...
  
  
• Nobuaki Sato
  Nobuaki Sato
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Niigata Prefecture, he attended Kyoto University and received a master's degree in engineering from it...
  
  
• Masakazu Sekiguchi
  Masakazu Sekiguchi
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Chichibu District, Saitama and graduate of Josai Dental University , he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2003 after serving in the assembly of...
  
  
• Hiroshige Seko
  Hiroshige Seko
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Wakayama Prefecture, he graduated from Waseda University and received a master's degree in corporate communications from Boston University. He was elected to the House of...
  
  
• Aiko Shimajiri
  Aiko Shimajiri
  is a Japanese politician, an independent and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet who was elected for the first time in 2007.- External links :*...
  
  
• Kazuyasu Shiina
  Kazuyasu Shiina
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Choshi, Chiba and graduate of Nihon University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2002 after serving in the assembly of Chiba Prefecture for four...
  
  
• Shinsuke Suematsu
  Shinsuke Suematsu
  is serving as the member of the House of Councillors of the Diet of Japan from 2004.The councilor graduated from School of Law and Politics, Kwansei Gakuin University in 1979. After worked for All Nippon Airways, Suematsu served as a member of Hyōgo Prefectural Assembly from 1983 to 2004.- External...
  
  
• Seiji Suzuki
  Seiji Suzuki
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Chiryū, Aichi and graduate of Nihon University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1995 after serving in the city assembly of Chiryū for one term...
  
  
• Kotaro Tamura
  Kotaro Tamura
  was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . He was a member of Prime Minister Abe's government, serving as his Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office of Economic and Fiscal Policy, where he worked toward opening up...
  
  
• Naoki Tanaka
  Naoki Tanaka
  is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet , from Niigata Prefectural eletorate. He is a native of Kanazawa, Ishikawa and graduate of Keio University. When he married Makiko Tanaka he changed his family name to hers. He was elected to...
  
  
• Syuzen Tanigawa
• Ichiro Tsukada
  Ichiro Tsukada
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A graduate of Chuo University and Boston University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007 after unsuccessful runs in 2002 and 2004.- External links :* in...
  
  
• Yosuke Tsuruho
  Yosuke Tsuruho
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Osaka, Osaka and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998 after running unsuccessfully for the House of...
  
  
• Masatoshi Wakabayashi
  Masatoshi Wakabayashi
  is a Japanese politician who is a member of Liberal Democratic Party.Wakabayashi became the third Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries appointed in Shinzō Abe's first cabinet after Toshikatsu Matsuoka killed himself as a result of financial scandal and Matsuoka's successor Norihiko Akagi...
  
  
• Masashi Waki
  Masashi Waki
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Suginami, Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked the Ministry of Construction from 1967 until 1997. In 1998, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the...
  
  
• Toshio Yamada
  Toshio Yamada
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Oyabe, Toyama and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected for the first time in 2007.- External links :...
  
  
• Ichita Yamamoto
  Ichita Yamamoto
  is a neoconservative member of the House of Councillors in Japan. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he is also a singer, a songwriter and a composer because he used to be a member of a band of rock'n roll....
  
  
• Junzo Yamamoto
  Junzo Yamamoto
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004 after serving in the assembly of Ehime Prefecture for six terms since 1983.- External...
  
  
• Eriko Yamatani
  Eriko Yamatani
  is a Japanese politician. Her real name is Eriko Ogawa 小川 恵里子.Born in Musashino, Tokyo, her father was Sankei Shimbun, a newspaper reporter. She spent her childhood in Fukui city, where her wealthy family ran the geisha ryokan Beniya at Awara Onsen. Later her father was defeated in the general...
  
  
• Toshio Yamauchi
  Toshio Yamauchi
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Marugame, Kagawa and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998 after serving in the assembly of Kagawa Prefecture since...
  
  
• Masaaki Yamazaki
  Masaaki Yamazaki
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Ōno, Fukui and graduate of Nihon University, he served in the city assembly of Ōno for one term since 1975 and then in the assembly of Fukui Prefecture for four terms since 1979...
  
  
• Tetsuro Yano
  Tetsuro Yano
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Utsunomiya, Tochigi and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1992 after serving in the assembly of Tochigi Prefecture for...
  
  
• Hiromi Yoshida
  Hiromi Yoshida
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001 after serving in the assembly of Nagano Prefecture for five terms since 1983.- External...
  
  
• Hiroyuki Yoshiie
  Hiroyuki Yoshiie
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Nagano Prefecture and graduate of Meiji Gakuin University, he was elected to his first term in 2007.- External links :...
  
  
• Gotaro Yoshimura
  Gotaro Yoshimura
  is a Japanese politician of People's New Party, formerly of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet...
  
  

New Komeito (21 members)

Japan Communist Party (7 members)

Social Democratic Party (5 members)

• Sadao Fuchigami
  Sadao Fuchigami
  is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Councillors for the Social Democratic Party....
  
  
• Mizuho Fukushima
  Mizuho Fukushima
  is a Japanese politician. She has been a member of the House of Councillors since 1998, was re-elected in 2004 and 2010,and is the current chair of the Social Democratic Party of Japan, a position she has held since 2003....
  
  
• Masamichi Kondo
  Masamichi Kondo
  is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Councillors for the Social Democratic Party . Elected in 2004 as an independent candidate with support of the Democratic Party of Japan and the SDP from Niigata Prefecture is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Councillors for the...
  
  
• Seiji Mataichi
  Seiji Mataichi
  is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Councillors for the Social Democratic Party....
  
  
• Tokushin Yamauchi
  Tokushin Yamauchi
  is a Japanese politician of the Social Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Yomitan, Okinawa and 1958 graduate of Ryukyu University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007 after serving as mayor of Yomitan for six terms .-...
  
  

Independents (6 members)

• Hiroyuki Arai
  Hiroyuki Arai
  is a Japanese politician, an independent and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Tamura, Fukushima and graduate of Waseda University, he had served in the assembly of Fukushima Prefecture for one term since 1987. He was elected to House of Representatives for the first time...
  
  
• Satsuki Eda
  Satsuki Eda
  is the first Opposition member to serve as the President of the House of Councillors in Japan. Eda had served for three terms in the House of Councillors before his election as President on August 7, 2007 after the success of the Democratic Party in the July 2007 election for the Japanese House of...
  
  
• Keiko Itokazu
  Keiko Itokazu
  is a Japanese politician, an independent and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Yomitan, Okinawa and high school graduate, she had served in the assembly of Okinawa Prefecture for three terms since 1992 and was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004...
  
  
• Ryuhei Kawada
  Ryuhei Kawada
  is a Japanese activist, haemophiliac, and member of the House of Councillors.-HIV-tainted blood scandal in Japan:In the late 1980s, between one and two thousand Japanese patients with haemophilia contracted HIV via tainted blood products...
  
  
• Shimpei Matsushita
• Akiko Santo
  Akiko Santo
  is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Tokyo and graduate of Bunka Gakuin, she was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1974 after working as an actress and reporter.She was State Minister and...