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This is a list of Representatives elected to the House of Representatives for the Forty-Fifth session of the House of Representatives of the National Diet of Japan at the 2009 general election, held on 30 August 2009.-Composition:...

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This is a list of Representatives elected to the House of Representatives
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The is the lower house of the Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors of Japan is the upper house.The House of Representatives has 480 members, elected for a four-year term. Of these, 180 members are elected from 11 multi-member constituencies by a party-list system of proportional representation,...

 for the Forty-Fourth session of the House of Representatives of the National Diet
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 at the 2005 general election, held on 11 September 2005.

Composition

Affiliation Members
Liberal Democratic Party
Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election...

293
Democratic Party
Democratic Party of Japan
The is a political party in Japan founded in 1998 by the merger of several opposition parties. Its socially liberal platform is generally considered center-left in the Japanese political spectrum...

113
New Komeito Party
New Komeito Party
The , New Kōmei Party, or NKP is a centre-right political party in Japan founded by members of the Nichiren Buddhist organization Sōka Gakkai. The leadership and financing of the two groups are currently independent...

20
Japan Communist Party 9
Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party (Japan)
The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party The Social Democratic Party (社会民主党 Shakai Minshu-tō, often abbreviated to 社民党 Shamin-tō; also known as the Social Democratic Party of Japan (abbreviated to SDPJ or SDP in English) is a political party that advocates for the establishment of a...

7
People's New Party
People's New Party
The People's New Party is a centre-right, Conservative, Japanese political party formed on 17 August 2005 in the aftermath of the defeat of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Japan Post privatisation bills which led to a snap election.-History:The Kokumin Shinto, headed by Shizuka Kamei, includes...

 - New Party Nippon
New Party Nippon
The New Party Nippon is a Japanese political party formed on August 21, 2005. The party is headed by the former Nagano governor Yasuo Tanaka, and includes Diet members Kōki Kobayashi , Takashi Aoyama, Makoto Taki, and Hiroyuki Arai, who left the Liberal Democratic Party in opposition to Prime...

6
Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

 - Minor Parties
20
 Total 480
 Government Majority 313
 Opposition 167

Liberal Democratic Party (293 members)

  • Shinzō Abe
    Shinzo Abe
    was the 90th Prime Minister of Japan, elected by a special session of the National Diet on 26 September 2006. He was Japan's youngest post–World War II prime minister and the first born after the war. Abe served as prime minister for nearly twelve months, before resigning on 12 September 2007...

  • Toshiko Abe
    Toshiko Abe
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Miyagi Prefecture, she attended Miyagi Gakuin Women's Junior College and Mitsui Memorial Hospital Nursing School;UAB in Alabama, and University of Illinois Chicago for her...

  • Kazuo Aichi
    Kazuo Aichi
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Ōta, Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1976. After losing his seat in 2000, he retired in...

  • Ichiro Aisawa
    Ichiro Aisawa
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Mitsu District, Okayama and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1986.He serves as Vice-President of the Japan...

  • Norihiko Akagi
    Norihiko Akagi
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet .A native of Makabe District, Ibaraki and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from 1983 to 1988...

  • Masaaki Akaike
    Masaaki Akaike
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kōfu, Yamanashi and graduate of Meiji University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after three unsuccessful runs in 1993, 1995 and 2000...

  • Jiro Akama
    Jiro Akama
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Sagamihara, Kanagawa, he graduated from Rikkyo University and received his master's degree in economic sociology from the University of Manchester...

  • Ryosei Akazawa
    Ryosei Akazawa
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Bunkyō, Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Transport in 1984 and attended Cornell University in the United States while in the ministry...

  • Kenya Akiba
    Kenya Akiba
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Miyagi Prefecture, he attended Chuo University as an undergraduate and received his master's degree from Tohoku University...

  • Akira Amari
    Akira Amari
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party and a member of the lower house. He was the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry from 2006 to 2008 and is currently Minister of State in charge of Administrative Reform....

  • Etsuji Arai
    Etsuji Arai
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Fukaya, Saitama and graduate of Kanagawa Dental College, he obtained his medical license in 1984 and became the assistant director at a hospital in Fukaya in 1986...

  • Osamu Ashitomi
    Osamu Ashitomi
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Futenma, Okinawa and graduate of Asia University, he served in the city assembly of Ginowan, Okinawa for three terms...

  • Tarō Asō
    Taro Aso
    was the 92nd Prime Minister of Japan serving from September 2008 to September 2009, and was defeated in the August 2009 election.He has served in the House of Representatives since 1979. He was Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2005 to 2007, and was Secretary-General of the LDP briefly in 2007 and...

  • Kōki Chūma
    Koki Chuma
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Osaka, Osaka and graduate of the University of Tokyo he was elected for the first time in 1976 as a member of the now-defunct party New Liberal Club. His father is...

  • Masaki Doi
    Masaki Doi
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Kariya, Aichi and graduate of the University of Tokyo he was elected for the first time in 2005. He also passed the examination for Certified Public Accountant in...

  • Tōru Doi
    Toru Doi
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Kurokawa District, Miyagi and graduate of Tohoku Gakuin University he was elected for the first time in 2005 after serving in the local assembly of Miyagi...

  • Nobuhiko Endō
    Nobuhiko Endo
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Meguro, Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, attending a university in Australia...

  • Takehiko Endo
    Takehiko Endo
    is a Japanese politician who is a member of Liberal Democratic Party, serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. On September 3, 2007, due to the financial scandal, he resigned as Minister of Agriculture just 8 days after he was appointed to the post...

  • Toshiaki Endo
    Toshiaki Endo
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kaminoyama, Yamagata and graduate of Chuo University , he was elected to the assembly of Yamagata Prefecture in 1983, serving there for one term...

  • Tetsuma Esaki
    Tetsuma Esaki
    was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Ichinomiya, Aichi and graduate of Rikkyo University, he was elected for the first time in 1993 as a member of the now-defunct Japan Renewal Party. He later joined the LDP...

  • Yoichiro Esaki
    Yoichiro Esaki
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Shinjuku, Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, he worked at the Industrial Bank of Japan from 1981 to 1993...

  • Akinori Eto
    Akinori Eto
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Towada, Aomori, he attended Nihon University as both undergraduate and graduate. He was elected for the first time in 1996 but lost his seat in the re-election four years...

  • Seishiro Etō
    Seishiro Eto
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kusu District, Ōita, he attended Waseda University as both undergraduate and graduate...

  • Yuji Fujii
    Yuji Fujii
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Torahime, Shiga and graduate of Ryukoku University, he ran unsuccessfully for the assembly of Shiga Prefecture. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first...

  • Makiko Fujino
    Makiko Fujino
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tokyo and graduate of the University of the Sacred Heart, she was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005...

  • Mikio Fujita
    Mikio Fujita
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005....

  • Takashi Fukaya
    Takashi Fukaya
    is a Japanese male LDP-politician.Takashi is one of the members of House of Representatives of Japan since Japanese general election, 2005 ,with the political career as minister of state....

  • Mineyuki Fukuda
    Mineyuki Fukuda
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Yokohama, Kanagawa and graduate of Rikkyo University, he was elected to the city assembly of Yokohama for the first time in 1999 and to the House of Representatives for the...

  • Yasuo Fukuda
    Yasuo Fukuda
    was the 91st Prime Minister of Japan, serving from 2007 to 2008. He was previously the longest-serving Chief Cabinet Secretary in Japanese history, serving for three and a half years under Prime Ministers Yoshirō Mori and Junichiro Koizumi....

  • Yoshihiko Fukuda
    Yoshihiko Fukuda
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi and graduate of Hosei University, he was elected to the assembly of the city of Yokohama in 1999, to the assembly of Yamaguchi Prefecture in 2003, and to...

  • Teru Fukui
    Teru Fukui
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Osaka, Osaka and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Construction in 1976. Leaving the ministry in 1999, he was elected to the House of...

  • Takamaro Fukuoka
    Takamaro Fukuoka
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Saga, Saga and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after an unsuccessful run in 2003.- External links :* ...

  • Hajime Funada
    Hajime Funada
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet and a former Minister of Economic Planning. A native of Utsunomiya, Tochigi he attended Keio University both as undergraduate and graduate. He was elected to the House of Representatives...

  • Koji Futada
    Koji Futada
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Minamiakita District, Akita and graduate of Chuo University, he was elected to the assembly of Akita Prefecture for the first time in 1975 and to the House of Representatives...

  • Shigeyuki Goto
    Shigeyuki Goto
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Minato, Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Finance in 1980, receiving a master's degree from Brown University as a bureaucrat...

  • Masazumi Gotoda
    Masazumi Gotoda
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Oe District, Tokushima and graduate of Keio University, he worked at Mitsubishi Corporation from 1993 to 1998. He was elected for the first time in 2000.- External links :* ...

  • Koichi Hagiuda
    Koichi Hagiuda
    Koichi Hagiuda is a Japanese politician, currently representing the 24th district of Tokyo in the House of Representatives of Japan as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party...

  • Seiji Hagiwara
    Seiji Hagiwara
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Nishiawakura, Okayama and graduate of the University of Tokyo he joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1980, attending Princeton University in the United...

  • Kyogon Hagiyama
    Kyogon Hagiyama
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Himi, Toyama and graduate of Ritsumeikan University he was elected to the assembly of Toyama Prefecture for the first time in 1971. From 1979 to 1986 he ran four times for...

  • Yasukazu Hamada
    Yasukazu Hamada
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Futtsu, Chiba and graduate of Senshu University he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993.In the Cabinet of Prime Minister Taro Aso, appointed...

  • Yasuhiro Hanashi
    Yasuhiro Hanashi
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Ibaraki Prefecture and graduate of the University of Tokyo he joined the National Police Agency in 1982...

  • Yoshiaki Harada
    Yoshiaki Harada
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Yamada, Fukuoka and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he jointed Nippon Steel in 1968 and the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1970, the year in which he...

  • Yoshitsugu Harada
    Yoshitsugu Harada
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Yaizu, Shizuoka and graduate of Keio University, he worked at the public broadcaster NHK from 1974 to 2003. In 2003, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the...

  • Hiroshi Hase
  • Gaku Hashimoto
    Gaku Hashimoto
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Sōja, Okayama he attended the Keio University as both undergraduate and graduate...

  • Kunio Hatoyama
    Kunio Hatoyama
    is a Japanese politician who served as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications under Prime Minister Taro Aso until June 12, 2009.- Biography :Kunio Hatoyama was born in Tokyo in 1948...

  • Chuko Hayakawa
    Chuko Hayakawa
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Nagasaki Prefecture and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Ministry of Home Affairs from 1969 to 1973...

  • Jun Hayashi
    Jun Hayashi
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kamakura, Kanagawa and graduate of Keio University, he worked at the national newspaper Mainichi Shimbun from 1995 to 2001...

  • Motoo Hayashi
    Motoo Hayashi
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , Yamasaki Faction, and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet...

  • Takeshi Hayashida
    Takeshi Hayashida
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Nagasu, Kumamoto and graduate of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology he joined the Ministry of Construction in 1967. Leaving the ministry, he was elected to the...

  • Hiroshi Hiraguchi
    Hiroshi Hiraguchi
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Etajima, Hiroshima and graduate of the University of Tokyo he jointed the Ministry of Construction in 1972 and attended the University of Pennsylvania in the United States...

  • Takuya Hirai
    Takuya Hirai
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Takamatsu, Kagawa and graduate of Sophia University he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 as a member of the New Frontier Party after...

  • Katsuei Hirasawa
    Katsuei Hirasawa
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of the village of Shirakawa, Gifu and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he jointed the National Police Agency in 1968, attending Duke University in the United States while...

  • Koichi Hirata
    Koichi Hirata
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Yokkaichi, Mie and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1995 as an independent. After losing his seat in 2000,...

  • Motoko Hirotsu
    Motoko Hirotsu
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Karatsu, Saga and graduate of the University of Tokyo she was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.- References :...

  • Hiroyuki Hosoda
    Hiroyuki Hosoda
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . From 2004 to 2005, he was the Chief Cabinet Secretary in Junichiro Koizumi's Cabinets, succeeded by Shinzō Abe on October 31, 2005....

  • Bummei Ibuki
  • Yukari Iijima
    Yukari Iijima
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Mitaka, Tokyo and graduate of Chuo University, she was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.- References :...

  • Hiroshi Imai
    Hiroshi Imai
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Sōka, Saitama and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the city assembly of Sōka in 1970 and then to the first of his four terms as the mayor of Sōka in 1977...

  • Hiroshi Imazu
    Hiroshi Imazu
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Asahikawa, Hokkaidō and graduate of Chuo University, he was elected to the first of his two terms in the city assembly of Asahikawa in 1975, to the first of his two terms in...

  • Yamato Inaba
    Yamato Inaba
    is a Japanese politician, who is a member of House of Representatives and Liberal Democratic Party.Born in Chiyoda, Tokyo he graduated from Chuo University in 1966. He was elected for the first time in 1993 after an unsuccessful run in 1990.-External links:*...

  • Tomomi Inada
    Tomomi Inada
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Imadate, Fukui.- Former career :...

  • Kuniko Inoguchi
    Kuniko Inoguchi
    is a Japanese political scientist and politician. She was serving as Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs.- Careers as a researcher :...

  • Kiichi Inoue
    Kiichi Inoue
    was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kasai, Hyōgo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 1955. He was elected to the House of Representatives for...

  • Shinji Inoue
    Shinji Inoue
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Chiyoda, Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Construction in 1994, which later became part of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and...

  • Shigeru Ishiba
    Shigeru Ishiba
    Shigeru Ishiba is a Japanese politician. He was Minister of Defense under Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda from 2007 to 2008 and was also Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries....

  • Masatoshi Ishida
    Masatoshi Ishida
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kainan, Wakayama and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the first of his three terms in the assembly of Wakayama Prefecture in 1983 and then to the first of his...

  • Hirotaka Ishihara
    Hirotaka Ishihara
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kanagawa Prefecture and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after an unsuccessful run in 2003...

  • Nobuteru Ishihara
    Nobuteru Ishihara
    is a Japanese politician.He was born in Zushi, Kanagawa, the son of author Shintaro Ishihara . He attended Keio Gijuku High School and graduated from the literature faculty of Keio University in 1981...

  • Gaku Ishizaki
    Gaku Ishizaki
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Asahikawa, Hokkaido and graduate of Kyoto University, he worked at Hokkaido Broadcasting, a local broadcast network in Hokkaido, from 1979 to 1996. He was elected to the...

  • Kosuke Ito
    Kosuke Ito
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Takatō, Nagano and graduate of Hosei University, he studied abroad in Berlin and then at Ohio State University...

  • Shintaro Ito
    Shintaro Ito
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, he received his master's degrees from Keio University and Harvard University and completed a program at the American Film Institute...

  • Tadahiko Ito
    Tadahiko Ito
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Nagoya, Aichi and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the first of his two terms in the assembly of Aichi Prefecture in 1999 and then to the House of...

  • Tatsuya Ito
    Tatsuya Ito
    is the Minister of State for Financial Services in Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Cabinet.Born in Tokyo, Ito graduated from Faculty of Law, Keio-Gijuku University and joined Matsushita Institute of Government and Management in 1984...

  • Nobuko Iwaki
    Nobuko Iwaki
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Minamiamabe District, Ōita, she attended Beppu University as an undergraduate and received a master's degree from Takushoku University...

  • Mineichi Iwanaga
    Mineichi Iwanaga
    Mineichi Iwanaga is a Japanese politician.Born in Koka, Shiga Prefecture, Iwanaga attended Koka Senior High School and graduated from the law faculty of Chuo University....

  • Takeshi Iwaya
    Takeshi Iwaya
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Beppu, Ōita and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the assembly of Ōita Prefecture in 1987 and to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990 as an...

  • Kyoko Izawa
    Kyoko Izawa
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tokyo, she attended Nihon University as an undergraduate and received MBA from Keio University. She was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.-...

  • Yukio Jitsukawa
    Yukio Jitsukawa
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Narita, Chiba and graduate of Hosei University, he had served in the assembly of Chiba Prefecture since 1991. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first...

  • Chube Kagita
  • Toshiki Kaifu
    Toshiki Kaifu
    is a Japanese politician who was the 76th and 77th Prime Minister of Japan from 1989 to 1991.- Career :He was born in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, and was educated at Chuo University and Waseda University. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party , Kaifu ran successfully for the Diet in 1960 and...

  • Hiroshi Kajiyama
    Hiroshi Kajiyama
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Hitachiōta, Ibaraki and graduate of Nihon University, he was elected for the first time in 2000.- External links :...

  • Chiken Kakazu
    Chiken Kakazu
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Nago, Okinawa and graduate of Waseda University, he had served in the assembly of Okinawa Prefecture for five terms since 1980. He was elected to the House of Representatives...

  • Yoshitami Kameoka
    Yoshitami Kameoka
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tochigi Prefecture and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected for the first time in 2005 after unsuccessful runs in 2000 and 2003.- External links :* in Japanese....

  • Yoko Kamikawa
    Yoko Kamikawa
    is a Japanese politician, who has been serving as Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs since August 2007 in Shinzō Abe's and Yasuo Fukuda's cabinets. She is a member of the House of Representatives and the Liberal Democratic Party....

  • Ichiro Kamoshita
    Ichiro Kamoshita
    is a Japanese politician and doctor, who served as Minister of the Environment in Yasuo Fukuda's cabinet.Born in Adachi, Tokyo, he graduated from Nihon University, earning a medical degree. In 1993, he was elected for the first time as a member of the Japan New Party. In December 1997, he joined...

  • Kazuyoshi Kaneko
    Kazuyoshi Kaneko
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Takayama, Gifu and graduate of Keio University, he was elected for the first time in 1986. His father is former Minister of Finance Ippei Kaneko.- External links :* in...

  • Yasushi Kaneko
    Yasushi Kaneko
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kuma District, Kumamoto and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected for the first time in 2000 as an independent. He later joined the LDP.- External links :* in...

  • Zenjiro Kaneko
    Zenjiro Kaneko
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Yamagata Prefecture and graduate of Hitotsubashi University, he worked at the Ministry of Home Affairs. He was elected for the first time in 2000 as a member of the...

  • Satsuki Katayama
    Satsuki Katayama
    is a Japanese politician and bureaucrat. She was a member of Japan's House of Representatives for about four years, representing the Shizuoka No. 7 district. She is also a former officer of the Ministry of Finance. She is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party....

  • Katsunobu Kato
    Katsunobu Kato
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kurashiki, Okayama and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Ministry of Finance from 1979 to 1995...

  • Koichi Kato
    Koichi Kato (LDP)
    is a Japanese politician . Born in Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, he is a member of the House of Representatives and the Liberal Democratic Party.- Political career :...

  • Katsuyuki Kawai
    Katsuyuki Kawai
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Hiroshima, Hiroshima and graduate of Keio University, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 1993 after serving in the assembly of Hiroshima Prefecture...

  • Shika Kawajo
    Shika Kawajo
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kobe, Hyogo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, she ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 2004 as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan...

  • Takeo Kawamura
    Takeo Kawamura (politician)
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Hagi, Yamaguchi and graduate of Keio University, he worked at Seibu Oil from 1967 to 1976...

  • Riki Kawara
    Riki Kawara
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Nanao, Ishikawa and graduate of Chuo University, he was elected for the first time in 1972.- External links :...

  • Jiro Kawasaki
    Jiro Kawasaki
    is a Japanese politician who served as Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare under Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.Kawasaki was born in Shiogama, Miyagi. His father and grandfather were both politicians....

  • Minoru Kihara
    Minoru Kihara
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kumamoto, Kumamoto and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected for the first time in 2005 after working at Japan Airlines until 2004.- External links :* in Japanese....

  • Seiji Kihara
    Seiji Kihara
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Shinjuku, Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Finance in 1993. He was elected for the first time in 2005.- External links :* in Japanese....

  • Ben Kimura
    Ben Kimura
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kōtō, Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, he had served in the ward assembly of Kōtō for two terms since 1971 and the assembly of Tokyo for six terms since 1977...

  • Takahide Kimura
    Takahide Kimura
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a former member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Nagoya, Aichi and graduate of Tokyo Keizai University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996 after having served in the assembly of...

  • Tarō Kimura
    Taro Kimura (politician)
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Minamitsugaru District, Aomori and graduate of Toyo University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996 after serving in the assembly of...

  • Yoshio Kimura
    Yoshio Kimura
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Sanuki, Kagawa and graduate of Chuo University, he worked at Sumitomo Bank from 1972 to 1975...

  • Fumio Kishida
    Fumio Kishida
    is a Japanese politician, who served in Yasuo Fukuda's cabinet as Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, Science and Technology Policy, Quality-of-Life Policy, and Regulatory Reform. He is a member of the House of Representatives and the Liberal Democratic Party.Born in...

  • Tomokatsu Kitagawa
    Tomokatsu Kitagawa
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Neyagawa, Osaka and graduate of Kansai University, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 2000. He ran again in July 2003 and was elected for the first time...

  • Seigo Kitamura
    Seigo Kitamura
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Ojika, Nagasaki and graduate of Waseda University, he ran unsuccessfully for the assembly of Nagasaki Prefecture in 1982 but became the assembly of Sasebo, Nagasaki in the...

  • Shigeo Kitamura
    Shigeo Kitamura
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Wajima, Ishikawa and graduate of Meiji University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after having served in the assembly of Ishikawa...

  • Tsukasa Kobiki
    Tsukasa Kobiki
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Nishinomiya, Hyogo and graduate of Kansai University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after serving in the city assembly of Itami,...

  • Makoto Koga
    Makoto Koga
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Setaka, Fukuoka and graduate of Nihon University, he was elected for the first time in 1980 after an unsuccessful run in 1979.The character Tetsuya Gamon in the manga...

  • Yuriko Koike
    Yuriko Koike
    is a Japanese politician, who was the Minister of Defense in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, but resigned August 27, 2007 after only 54 days in office...

  • Junichiro Koizumi
    Junichiro Koizumi
    is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006. He retired from politics when his term in parliament ended.Widely seen as a maverick leader of the Liberal Democratic Party , he became known as an economic reformer, focusing on Japan's government debt and the...

  • Toshio Kojima
    Toshio Kojima
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kumagaya, Saitama and graduate of Chuo University, he had served in the city assembly of Kumagaya for three terms since 1971 and in the assembly of Saitama Prefecture for...

  • Saburo Komoto
    Saburo Komoto
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Aioi, Hyōgo and graduate of Nihon University, he was elected to the House of Councilors for the first time in 1992 as a member of Morihiro Hosokawa's Japan New Party and then...

  • Masahiko Komura
    Masahiko Komura
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party. He was Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1998 to 1999 and again from 2007 to 2008, and he is a member of the House of Representatives for the First District of Yamaguchi Prefecture....

  • Mitsue Kondo
    Mitsue Kondo
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Hyogo and graduate of Konan University, she was elected for the first time in 2005.- References :...

  • Motohiko Kondo
    Motohiko Kondo
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Niigata, Niigata and graduate of Nihon University, he was elected for the first time in 2000 as an independent after an unsuccessful run in 1996.- External links :* in...

  • Taro Kono
    Taro Kono
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . Born in Hiratsuka, Odawara, Kanagawa and graduate of Keio University, he was elected for the first time in 1996...

  • Kenji Kosaka
    Kenji Kosaka
    is a Japanese politician. He was appointed Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology on October 31, 2005.- Biography :Kenji Kosaka worked in London as top level office manager for JAL in the 1980s. Returning to Japan he became secretary to the then Prime Minister, Yasuhiro...

  • Takashi Kosugi
    Takashi Kosugi
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Meguro, Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he had served in the assembly of Tokyo for four terms since 1965...

  • Masatoshi Kurata
    Masatoshi Kurata
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Shimizu, Shizuoka and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected for the first time in 2000 after an unsuccessful run in 1996.- External links :* in Japanese....

  • Fumio Kyuma
    Fumio Kyuma
    is a Japanese politician who has served in the Diet of Japan since 1980. Kyuma graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1964 and worked for the Ministry of Agriculture...

  • Nobutaka Machimura
    Nobutaka Machimura
    is a Japanese politician. He is a member of the House of Representatives of Japan and a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He was Chief Cabinet Secretary in the government of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda from 2007 to 2008.- Career :...

  • Hideki Makihara
    Hideki Makihara
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tokyo he attended the University of Tokyo and law school at Georgetown University in the United States. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in...

  • Yoshitake Masuhara
    Yoshitake Masuhara
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Hiroshima, Hiroshima and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Ministry of Finance from 1969 to 1995. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the...

  • Fumiaki Matsumoto
    Fumiaki Matsumoto
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Sera District, Hiroshima and graduate of Meiji University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1985. After losing his seat in 2003, he was...

  • Jun Matsumoto
    Jun Matsumoto (politician)
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Yokohama, Kanagawa and graduate of Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, he worked at the Japanese pharmaceutical company SSP Co., Ltd. from 1974 to 1978 and then...

  • Yohei Matsumoto
    Yohei Matsumoto
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Setagaya, Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, he worked at The Sanwa Bank, Limited from 1996 to 2003...

  • Kenshiro Matsunami
    Kenshiro Matsunami
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Izumisano, Osaka, he attended Nippon Sport Science University, Eastern Michigan University and Nihon University. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first...

  • Kenta Matsunami
    Kenta Matsunami
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Izumisano, Osaka and graduate of Waseda University, he joined Sankei Shimbun in 1997. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2002...

  • Hirokazu Matsuno
    Hirokazu Matsuno
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kisarazu, Chiba and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 after an unsuccessful run in 1996.- External...

  • Toshikatsu Matsuoka
    Toshikatsu Matsuoka
    was a Japanese politician. He served as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from September 26, 2006 under the Abe cabinet. He committed suicide in 2007 in the middle of a financial scandal.- Biography :...

  • Midori Matsushima
    Midori Matsushima
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Hyogo Prefecture and graduate of the University of Tokyo, she worked at the national newspaper Asahi Shimbun from 1980 to 1995...

  • Tatsuharu Mawatari
    Tatsuharu Mawatari
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tokyo and graduate of Sophia University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005. He is an assenter of "The Truth about Nanjing."- External...

  • Asahiko Mihara
    Asahiko Mihara
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Onga, Fukuoka, he attended Hitotsubashi University and Dag Hammarskjöld College in the United States, and received a master's degree from Carleton University in Canada. He...

  • Nobuhide Minorikawa
    Nobuhide Minorikawa
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Ōmagari, Akita, he attended Keio University and received a master's degree from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University in the United States...

  • Takashi Mitsubayashi
    Takashi Mitsubayashi
    was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Satte, Saitama and graduate of Saitama Medical School, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000.- References :* - External links :*...

  • Norio Mitsuya
    Norio Mitsuya
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Ise, Mie and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Transport, attending Columbia University in the United States while in the ministry...

  • Kazuaki Miyaji
    Kazuaki Miyaji
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kawanabe District, Kagoshima and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. He was elected to the House of...

  • Mitsuhiro Miyakoshi
    Mitsuhiro Miyakoshi
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kurobe, Toyama and dropout of Kyoto University, he was elected to the first of his four terms in the assembly of Toyama Prefecture in 1983 and then to the House of...

  • Ichiro Miyashita
    Ichiro Miyashita
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Nagoya, Aichi and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at The Sumitomo Bank from 1983 to 1991. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in...

  • Yoichi Miyazawa
    Yoichi Miyazawa
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Fukuyama, Hiroshima and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Finance in 1974, receiving a MPA from Harvard University in the United States while in...

  • Kenichi Mizuno
    Kenichi Mizuno
    is a Japanese politician of Your Party, formerly of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors, formerly of the House of Representatives in the Diet...

  • Yoshio Mochizuki
    Yoshio Mochizuki
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Shimizu, Shizuoka and graduate of Chuo University, he was elected to the first of his four terms in the city assembly of Shimizu in 1975 and to the first of his two terms in...

  • Eisuke Mori
    Eisuke Mori
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party. He is a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet and is the former Minister of Justice under Aso's Administration....

  • Yoshiro Mori
    Yoshiro Mori
    is a Japanese politician who served as the 85th and 86th Prime Minister of Japan starting at 5 April 2000 ending 26 April 2001. Described as having "the heart of a flea and the brain of a shark," he was an unpopular prime minister mainly remembered today for his many gaffes and situationally...

  • Masahito Moriyama
    Masahito Moriyama
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Nishinomiya, Hyogo and graduate the University of Tokyo he joined the Ministry of Transport in 1977. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in...

  • Mayumi Moriyama
    Mayumi Moriyama
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo she worked at the Ministry of Labor from 1950 to 1980...

  • Toshimitsu Motegi
    Toshimitsu Motegi
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , Tsushima Facation, and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet...

  • Seiichiro Murakami
    Seiichiro Murakami
    was the Minister of State for Regulatory Reform,the Minister of State for Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan, the Minister of State for Administrative Reform, the Minister of State for Special Zones for Structural Reform and the Minister of State for Regional Revitalization in Japanese...

  • Yoshitaka Murata
    Yoshitaka Murata
    is the Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission, the Minister of State for Disaster Management and the Minister of State for National Emergency Legislation in Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Cabinet....

  • Yoji Muto
    Yoji Muto
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Gifu, Gifu and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005...

  • Keiko Nagaoka
    Keiko Nagaoka
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Tokyo and graduate of Gakushuin University she was elected for the first time in 2005. Her husband was politician Yoji Nagaoka, who committed suicide on August 1,...

  • Kotaro Nagasaki
    Kotaro Nagasaki
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo he jointed the Ministry of Finance in 1991. He attended a law school at Cornell University in the United States while...

  • Jinen Nagase
    Jinen Nagase
    is a Japanese politician who formerly served as Minister of Justice in the cabinet of Shinzō Abe.He was born in Toyama and obtained his LL.B. from the University of Tokyo. After graduation, he worked in the Ministry of Labour...

  • Tadayoshi Nagashima
    Tadayoshi Nagashima
    is a Japanese politician, serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Yamakoshi, Niigata and graduate of the Toyo University he was elected to the Diet for the first time in 2005 after serving as mayor of his hometown Yamakoshi.-...

  • Hidenao Nakagawa
    Hidenao Nakagawa
    is a Japanese politician who is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and the House of Representatives of the Diet . He served Yoshirō Mori as Chief Cabinet Secretary from July 2000 to October 2000. In 2006 he was appointed secretary-general of the party.-References:...

  • Shoichi Nakagawa
    Shoichi Nakagawa
    was a Japanese conservative politician in the Liberal Democratic Party , who served as Minister of Finance from September 24, 2008 to February 17, 2009. He previously held the posts of Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in the cabinet of...

  • Yasuhiro Nakagawa
    Yasuhiro Nakagawa
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Yagi, Kyoto and high school graduate he was elected to the Diet for the first time in 2005 after serving as mayor of his hometown Yagi from 1992 to 2002.- External...

  • Fukuyo Nakamori
    Fukuyo Nakamori
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Arakawa, Tokyo and high school graduate she was elected to the Diet for the first time in September 2005 after unsuccessfully running for mayor of Saitama, Saitama...

  • Seiji Nakamura
    Seiji Nakamura
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Naha, Okinawa and high school graduate he was elected to the Diet for the first time in 1983 after serving in local assemblies in Okinawa.- External links :* in...

  • Kazuyuki Nakane
    Kazuyuki Nakane
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Kōnosu, Saitama he attended Nippon Sport Science University as an undergraduate and Senshu University as a graduate student...

  • Kiyoshi Nakano
    Kiyoshi Nakano
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Kawagoe, Saitama and graduate of Meiji University he was elected to the Diet for the first time in 1996 after serving in local assemblies in Saitama Prefecture for...

  • Masashi Nakano
    Masashi Nakano
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Shiogama, Miyagi and graduate of Tohoku Gakuin University he was elected to the Diet for the first time in 1996 after serving in the assembly of Miyagi Prefecture.-...

  • Gen Nakatani
    Gen Nakatani
    Gen Nakatani is a Japanese politician who served as head of the Japan Defense Agency in the first cabinet of Junichiro Koizumi....

  • Nariaki Nakayama
    Nariaki Nakayama
    is a Japanese politician. He served as Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in the Cabinet of Junichiro Koizumi and later as Minister of Land,Infrastructure,Transport and Tourism under Taro Aso...

  • Taro Nakayama
    Taro Nakayama
    is a Japanese doctor and politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Osaka he received a Ph.D in medicine from Osaka Medical College in 1960 for the study of infantile paralysis...

  • Yasuhide Nakayama
    Yasuhide Nakayama
    is a Japanese former Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs and has served as a member of the House of Representatives of Japan for six years representing the Liberal Democratic Party . His first-hand experience of Japanese politics goes back 15 years...

  • Masayoshi Namiki
    Masayoshi Namiki
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tokorozawa, Saitama and graduate of Saitama University, he had served in the assembly of Tokorozawa for three terms since 1979 and in the assembly of Saitama Prefecture for...

  • Takumi Nemoto
    Takumi Nemoto
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kōriyama, Fukushima and graduate of the University of Tokyo he joined the Ministry of Construction in 1974...

  • Toshihiro Nikai
    Toshihiro Nikai
    is a Japanese politician. He was the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party , Nikai is currently serving in his eighth term in the Lower House representing Wakayama's Third District....

  • Takeshi Nishida
  • Koya Nishikawa
    Koya Nishikawa
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Shioya District, Tochigi he attended Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology as both undergraduate and graduate students. After college, he worked at the government...

  • Kyoko Nishikawa
    Kyoko Nishikawa
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Ōme, Tokyo and graduate of Waseda University she was elected for the first time in 2000.- External links :* in Japanese...

  • Kosaburo Nishime
    Kosaburo Nishime
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Chinen, Okinawa and graduate of Sophia University he was elected to the assembly of Okinawa Prefecture for the first time in 1988 and to the Diet for the first time in 2003...

  • Katsuko Nishimoto
    Katsuko Nishimoto
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Takaoka District, Kōchi and graduate of Dokkyo University she was elected to the village council of Hidaka, Kōchi for the first time in 1995 and to the Diet for the first...

  • Akihiro Nishimura
    Akihiro Nishimura
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka he attended Waseda University as both undergraduate and graduate students...

  • Yasutoshi Nishimura
    Yasutoshi Nishimura
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives 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 1985, attending the University of Maryland while in the...

  • Akira Nishino
    Akira Nishino (politician)
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Higashiosaka, Osaka and graduate of Kansai University he was elected to the assembly of Osaka Prefecture for the first time in 1975. In 1993 he unsuccessfully ran for the...

  • Hideki Niwa
    Hideki Niwa
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kasugai, Aichi and graduate of Tamagawa University he was elected for the first time in 2005 after an unsuccessful run in 2003.He was defeated in the 2009 election by DPJ...

  • Yuya Niwa
    Yuya Niwa
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a former member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Niihari District, Ibaraki and graduate of Keio University he was elected for the first time in 1979 after working as a writer for Yomiuri Shimbun...

  • Takeshi Noda
    Takeshi Noda
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kumamoto, Kumamoto and graduate of the University of Tokyo he joined the Ministry of Finance in 1964. In 1972 when his father-in-law Takeo Noda died, he left the ministry to...

  • Fukushiro Nukaga
    Fukushiro Nukaga
    is a Japanese politician and a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 1983 and represents Ibaraki's 2nd district. He was Minister of Finance from 2007 to 2008....

  • Yuko Obuchi
    Yuko Obuchi
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet and the current Minister of State in charge of the Declining Birthrate....

  • Takao Ochi
    Takao Ochi
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Setagaya, Tokyo, he graduated from Keio University with a degree in economics in March 1986 and from École Supérieure des Sciences Économiques et Commerciales in France in...

  • Yuichi Ogawa
    Yuichi Ogawa
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Hino, Tokyo and graduate of Nihon University, he was elected to the city assembly of Hino for the first time in 1990 where he served for four terms and then to the House of...

  • Matsushige Ohno
    Matsushige Ohno
    is a Japanese politician.He is a member of the House of Representatives, and Senior Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications in the Shinzō Abe cabinet.He served as the 3rd Mayor of Sayama from 1986 to 1994.-References:...

  • Yoshinori Ohno
    Yoshinori Ohno
    Yoshinori Ono was Japan's Minister of State for Defense in Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's third Cabinet. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.- External links :* *...

  • Hideaki Okabe
    Hideaki Okabe
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Hitachi, Ibaraki and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the assembly of Tochigi Prefecture in 2003 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in...

  • Yoshiro Okamoto
    Yoshiro Okamoto
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tokushima, Tokushima, he graduated from the University of Tokyo in March 1967. Upon graduate, he joined the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, which is now part of...

  • Nobuko Okashita
    Nobuko Okashita
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kagawa Prefecture and graduate of Gakushuin Women's Junior College, she was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000. She lost her seat in 2003 but...

  • Hachiro Okonogi
    Hachiro Okonogi
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Yokohama, Kanagawa and graduate of Tamagawa University, he was elected for the first time in 1993.- External links :...

  • Shinsuke Okuno
    Shinsuke Okuno
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Gose, Nara and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003....

  • Shigeo Omae
    Shigeo Omae
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kawanishi, Hyōgo and graduate of Kyoto University, he was elected to the assembly of Hyōgo Prefecture for the first time in 1979 where he served for six terms...

  • Koji Omi
    Koji Omi
    is a Japanese politician, served as Minister of Finance in the cabinet of Shinzō Abe.Omi was born in Numata, Gunma Prefecture and graduated with a degree in Commerce from Hitotsubashi University. He joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry and later served as consul general of Japan...

  • Nobuhiro Omiya
    Nobuhiro Omiya
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kitaakita District, Akita and graduate of Chuo University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.- References :...

  • Hideaki Omura
    Hideaki Omura
    is a Japanese politician, the governor of Aichi Prefecture. He was a former member of the Liberal Democratic Party, also a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Hekinan, Aichi and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and...

  • Jiro Ono
    Jiro Ono
    is a Japanese politician of Your Party, formerly of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors, formerly a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet...

  • Shinya Ono
    Shinya Ono
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Niihama, Ehime, he attended the University of Tokyo and received a master's degree in aeronautice from it...

  • Itsunori Onodera
    Itsunori Onodera
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kesennuma, Miyagi, he attended Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology as an undergraduate and the University of Tokyo as a graduate. He was elected to the House of...

  • Tadamori Oshima
    Tadamori Oshima
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Hachinohe, Aomori and graduate of Keio University, he worked at the national newspaper Mainichi Shimbun from 1970 to 1974 and was elected to the assembly of Aomori Prefecture...

  • Seiichi Ota
    Seiichi Ota
    is a Japanese politician. As of 2008 he is a member of the House of Representatives currently serving in his eighth term representing Fukuoka's Third District. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party in the Koga faction. Kiyoko Fukuda, who married Prime Minister of Japan Yasuo Fukuda, is...

  • Takashi Otsuka
    Takashi Otsuka
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Osaka, Osaka and graduate of Otemon Gakuin University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after an unsuccessful run in 2003.- External...

  • Taku Otsuka
    Taku Otsuka
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tokyo, he attended Keio University and received a master's degree from John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in the United States...

  • Yasuhiro Ozato
    Yasuhiro Ozato
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of the former town of Kirishima, Kagoshima and graduate of Keio University, he was elected for the first time in 2005....

  • Toshitsugu Saito
    Toshitsugu Saito
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Fuji, Shizuoka and graduate of Sophia University, he attended Waseda University for graduate study and business school at the University of Washington in the United States...

  • Manabu Sakai
    Manabu Sakai
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Fuchū, Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected for the first time in 2005.- External links :...

  • Goji Sakamoto
    Goji Sakamoto
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Iwaki, Fukushima and graduate of Chuo University, he had served in the city assembly of Iwaki since 1972 and in the assembly of Fukushima Prefecture for three terms since...

  • Yoshitaka Sakurada
    Yoshitaka Sakurada
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kashiwa, Chiba and graduate of Meiji University, he had served in the city assembly of Kashiwa for two terms since 1987 and in the assembly of Chiba Prefecture since 1995...

  • Ikuzo Sakurai
    Ikuzo Sakurai
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Fujisawa, Kanagawa and graduate of Nihon University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996 after serving in the city assembly of Fujisawa...

  • Takashi Sasagawa
    Takashi Sasagawa
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Bunkyō, Tokyo and dropout from Meiji University, he was elected for the first time in 1986 after two unsuccessful runs in 1972 and 1983. In 1993 he left the LDP and...

  • Genichiro Sata
    Genichiro Sata
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives of Japan as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He is presently the Chairman of the Committee on Rules and Administration. He was elected by the first district of the Japanese prefecture of Gunma...

  • Ren Sato
    Ren Sato
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Usa District, Ōita and graduate of Meiji University, he ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Nakatsu, Ōita in 1987 but was elected to the assembly of Ōita Prefecture in 1991...

  • Tatsuo Sato (politician)
    Tatsuo Sato (politician)
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Fukushima, Fukushima, he attended the University of Tokyo and passed the bar exam while in the school. Upon graduation in 1961 he joined the Ministry of International Trade...

  • Tsutomu Sato
    Tsutomu Sato (politician)
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Shimotsuga District, Tochigi and graduate of Nihon University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996 after serving in the assembly of...

  • Yukari Sato
    Yukari Sato
    is a Japanese economist and politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Setagaya, Tokyo, she graduated from Sophia University, and she received a master's degree in international relations from Columbia University and a Ph.D in...

  • Yoshihiro Seki
    Yoshihiro Seki
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Komatsushima, Tokushima and graduate of Kwansei Gakuin University, he was elected for the first time in the 2005 general election.- External links :* in Japanese....

  • Masahiko Shibayama
    Masahiko Shibayama
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Nagoya, Aichi and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2004.- External links :* in Japanese....

  • Akira Shichijo
    Akira Shichijo
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kamiita, Tokushima and graduate of Tokyo University of Agriculture, he had served in the assembly of Tokushima Prefecture for four terms since 1981...

  • Yoshinobu Shimamura
    Yoshinobu Shimamura
    is a Japanese politician and current Leader of the Opposition.Born in Edogawa, Tokyo in Tokyo, he graduated from the Faculty of Politics & Economics at Gakushuin University in 1956 and then entered ENEOS, a Japanese oil company...

  • Koichiro Shimizu
    Koichiro Shimizu
    is a Japanese doctor and politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kyoto, Kyoto, he attended Osaka Medical College and received a Ph.D in medicine from it. He also studied in the University of Chicago for two years...

  • Seiichiro Shimizu
    Seiichiro Shimizu
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Higashimurayama, Tokyo and graduate of Nihon University, he had served in the assembly of Tokyo since 1993...

  • Hakubun Shimomura
    Hakubun Shimomura
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Takasaki, Gunma and graduate of Waseda University, he had served in the assembly of Tokyo for two terms since 1989. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the...

  • Yoshitaka Shindo
    Yoshitaka Shindo
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kawaguchi, Saitama and graduate of Meiji University, he had worked in the city government of Kawaguchi since 1980 and had served in the assembly of Kawaguchi since 1991. He...

  • Yosuke Shinoda
    Yosuke Shinoda
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Hokkaidō and graduate of Nagoya Institute of Technology, he was elected for the first time in 2005 after working as a secretary for Tsutomu Takebe, a member of the House of...

  • Ryu Shionoya
    Ryu Shionoya
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet and the current Minister of Education, Science and Technology. A native of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka and graduate of Ambassador College and Keio University, he was elected to the House of...

  • Yasuhisa Shiozaki
    Yasuhisa Shiozaki
    is a Japanese politician who served as Chief Cabinet Secretary to Prime Minister Shinzō Abe until August 2007.Born in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, he was an AFS exchange student in high school, graduated with a liberal arts degree from the University of Tokyo and attended the John F. Kennedy School...

  • Hiroyuki Sonoda
    Hiroyuki Sonoda
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Amakusa District, Kumamoto and graduate of Nihon University, he was elected for the first time in 1986...

  • Kentaro Sonoura
    Kentaro Sonoura
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Takamatsu, Kagawa and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected for the first time in the 2005 general election after an unsuccessful run in 2003.-...

  • Yoshihide Suga
    Yoshihide Suga
    is a Japanese politician who had served as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications in the cabinet of Shinzō Abe until August 2007.He was born in Ogachi , Akita Prefecture and obtained an LL.B. from Hosei University in Tokyo...

  • Isshu Sugawara
    Isshu Sugawara
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Nerima, Tokyo and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the assembly of Nerima, Tokyo for the first time in 1991 where he served for two terms after an...

  • Taizō Sugimura
    Taizo Sugimura
    is a Japanese politician and a member of the Diet of Japan, representing the Liberal Democratic Party until 2009. He ran in House of Councillors election in 2010 as a proportional candidate of The Sunrise Party of Japan.Sugimura was born in Asahikawa, Hokkaidō...

  • Motoshi Sugita
    Motoshi Sugita
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tahara, Aichi and graduate of Chuo University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after serving in the assembly of Aichi Prefecture for...

  • Seiken Sugiura
    Seiken Sugiura
    Seiken Sugiura is a Japanese politician. He was named Minister of Justice on October 31, 2005 and served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. Being a Buddhist, he imposed a moratorium on executions during his time as Justice Minister...

  • Junji Suzuki
    Junji Suzuki
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Seto, Aichi and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected for the first time in 2003 after an unsuccessful run in 2000. He was defeated in the 2009 election by DPJ candidate...

  • Keisuke Suzuki
    Keisuke Suzuki
    is a Japanese politician who is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party serving in the House of Representatives.A native of Tokyo, he graduated from the University of Tokyo and then worked at the Ministry of Finance. He was elected for the first time in the 2005 general election.- References :...

  • Shunichi Suzuki
  • Tsuneo Suzuki
    Tsuneo Suzuki
    is a Japanese politician serving his sixth term in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Yokohama, Kanagawa and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected for the first time in 1986 after an unsuccessful run in 1983, both as a member...

  • Masaaki Taira
    Masaaki Taira
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Edogawa, Tokyo and graduate of Waseda University he was elected for the first time in the 2005 general election.- External links :* in Japanese....

  • Tsuyoshi Takagi
    Tsuyoshi Takagi
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Tsuruga, Fukui and graduate of Aoyama Gakuin University he was elected for the first time in 2000 after an unsuccessful run in 1996.-External links:* in Japanese....

  • Sanae Takaichi
    Sanae Takaichi
    served in the following positions: Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy, Minister of State for Innovation, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Gender Equality and Minister of State for Food Safety in the Japanese...

  • Shuichi Takatori
    Shuichi Takatori
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Joetsu, Niigata he was elected for the first time in 2005.- External links :* in Japanese....

  • Tsutomu Takebe
    Tsutomu Takebe
    was secretary general of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party from 2004 to 2006. He was succeeded by Hidenao Nakagawa.-References:...

  • Naokazu Takemoto
    Naokazu Takemoto
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Minamikawachi District, Osaka and graduate of the University of Kyoto he was elected for the first time in 1996.-External links:* in Japanese....

  • Wataru Takeshita
    Wataru Takeshita
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Kakeya, Shimane and graduate of Keio University he was elected for the first time in 2000. His brother was former prime minister Noboru Takeshita.-External links:* ...

  • Tokuichiro Tamazawa
    Tokuichiro Tamazawa
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He is a native of Tarō, Iwate and attended a graduate school at Waseda University...

  • Norihisa Tamura
    Norihisa Tamura
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Matsusaka, Mie and graduate of Chiba University he was elected for the first time in 1996.-External links:...

  • Yasufumi Tanahashi
    Yasufumi Tanahashi
    is a Japanese politician. He was the Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy, the Minister of State for Food Safety and the Minister of State for Information Technology in Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Cabinet....

  • Kazunori Tanaka
    Kazunori Tanaka
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Toyoura District, Yamaguchi and graduate of Hosei University he was elected for the first time in 1996 after serving in local assemblies.-External links:* in...

  • Ryosei Tanaka
    Ryosei Tanaka
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Warabi, Saitama and graduate of Rikkyo University he was elected for the first time in 2005....

  • Koichi Tani
    Koichi Tani
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Muraoka, Hyōgo and graduate of Meiji University he was elected for the first time in 2005.-External links:...

  • Sadakazu Tanigaki
    Sadakazu Tanigaki
    is a conservative Japanese politician who served as Minister of Finance from 2003 to 2006, in the cabinet of Jun'ichirō Koizumi. He also served as Minister of Construction and Transport in the cabinet of Yasuo Fukuda and is serving his ninth term as a member of the House of Representatives,...

  • Yaichi Tanigawa
    Yaichi Tanigawa
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Nagasaki and high school graduate he was elected to the Diet for the first time in 2005 after serving in the assembly in Nagasaki Prefecture from 1999 to...

  • Takashi Tanihata
    Takashi Tanihata
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Osaka Prefecture and graduate of Kansai University he was elected for the first time in 1989 after an unsuccessful run in 1986.-External links:* in Japanese....

  • Tatsuya Tanimoto
    Tatsuya Tanimoto
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Wakayama, Wakayama and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected for the first time in 2005 after working as a bartender and an aide to Representative...

  • Ryotaro Tanose
    Ryotaro Tanose
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Gojō, Nara and graduate of Nagoya Institute of Technology, he had served in the city assembly of Gojo for two terms since 1973 and the assembly of Nara Prefecture for two...

  • Minoru Terada
    Minoru Terada
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Hiroshima Prefecture and graduate of the University of Tokyo he joined the Ministry of Finance in 1980, attending Harvard University in United States while in the...

  • Toru Toida
    Toru Toida
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Edogawa, Tokyo and graduate of Dokkyo University he was elected for the first time in 1996. He is an assenter of "The Truth about Nanjing."-External links:*...

  • Kisaburo Tokai
    Kisaburo Tokai
    is a Japanese politician who served as Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology under Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda from 2007 to 2008. Tokai, like Fukuda, attended Waseda University.-External links:*...

  • Naomi Tokashiki
    Naomi Tokashiki
    was a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Kyoto, Kyoto and graduate of Showa University and business school at Waseda University she was elected for the first time in 2005 after working at Shiseido and...

  • Tsutomu Tomioka
    Tsutomu Tomioka
    is a Japanese doctor and politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Nakama, Fukuoka he attended Nagasaki University, earning a doctoral degree in medicine. He also attended The Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer at...

  • Masatada Tsuchiya
    Masatada Tsuchiya
    is a Japanese politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives of Japan since the September 2005 general election. He resigned his position as mayor of Musashino, Tokyo in order to run against the Deputy President of the Democratic Party of Japan, Naoto Kan, for the seat of Tokyo...

  • Shinako Tsuchiya
    Shinako Tsuchiya
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Kasukabe, Saitama and graduate of University of the Sacred Heart he was elected for the first time in 1996. Her father is Yoshihiko Tsuchiya, former governor of...

  • Yuji Tsushima
    Yuji Tsushima
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Aomori, Aomori, he attended University of Tokyo and passed the bar exam while still in college...

  • Kenichiro Ueno
    Kenichiro Ueno
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Nagahama, Shiga and graduate of Kyoto University, he joined the Ministry of Home Affairs in 1990...

  • Toshio Ukishima
    Toshio Ukishima
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tokyo and a high school graduate, he was elected for the first time in 2005 after working at a manufacturer of soft drinks.- References :...

  • Osamu Uno
    Osamu Uno
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Moriyama, Shiga and graduate of Rikkyo University, he was elected to the first of his three terms in the assembly of Shiga Prefecture in 1991 and then to the House of...

  • Hideo Usui
    Hideo Usui
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Chiba, Chiba and graduate of Chuo University, he was elected for the first time in 1980 after an unsuccessful run in 1979.- External links :* in Japanese....

  • Kenji Wakamiya
    Kenji Wakamiya
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Chiyoda, Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.- References :...

  • Atsushi Watanabe
    Atsushi Watanabe
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima and graduate of Komazawa University, he was elected to the first of his two terms in the city assembly of Aizuwakamatsu in 1982, to the first of his...

  • Hiromichi Watanabe
    Hiromichi Watanabe
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Matsudo, Chiba, he attended Waseda University as an undergraduate and received a master's degree from Meiji University...

  • Tomoyoshi Watanabe
    Tomoyoshi Watanabe
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kasuya District, Fukuoka and graduate of Kyushu University, he worked at the Ministry of Transport from 1964 to 1994...

  • Yoshimi Watanabe
    Yoshimi Watanabe
    is a Japanese politician, formerly of the Liberal Democratic Party and currently of the President of Your Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet...

  • Daishiro Yamagiwa
    Daishiro Yamagiwa
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kamakura, Kanagawa, he graduated from Yamaguchi University and received a Ph.D in veterinary medicine from the University of Tokyo...

  • Taimei Yamaguchi
    Taimei Yamaguchi
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Hiki District, Saitama and graduate of Nihon University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996.-External links:* in Japanese....

  • Akihiko Yamamoto
    Akihiko Yamamoto
    was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Aichi Prefecture and graduate of Nagoya University, he was elected to the first of his three terms in the assembly of Aichi Prefecture in 1987 and then to the House of...

  • Koichi Yamamoto
    Koichi Yamamoto
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Uwajima, Ehime and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to his one term in the assembly of Aichi Prefecture in 1991 and to the House of Representatives for the first...

  • Kozo Yamamoto
    Kozo Yamamoto
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Yukuhashi, Fukuoka, he attended the University of Tokyo and received his MBA from Cornell University in the United States...

  • Taku Yamamoto
    Taku Yamamoto
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Sabae, Fukui and graduate of Hosei University, he was elected to the first of his two terms in the assembly of Fukui Prefecture in 1983 and then to the House of...

  • Tomohiro Yamamoto
    Tomohiro Yamamoto
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kyoto, Kyoto, he attended Kansai University as an undergraduate and received a master's degree from Kyoto University. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the...

  • Yuji Yamamoto
    Yuji Yamamoto
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kochi Prefecture and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the assembly of Kōchi Prefecture in 1985 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in...

  • Akiko Yamanaka
    Akiko Yamanaka
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Iwate Prefecture and graduate of Tsuda College, she was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996 as a member of the New Frontier Party. She later...

  • Taku Yamasaki
    Taku Yamasaki
    is a Japanese politician, a member of the House of Representatives of Japan. Born in Dalian, Manchukuo, he is a graduate of Waseda University. He worked at Bridgestone.He lost his vision in one eye in childhood....

  • Koichi Yamauchi
    Koichi Yamauchi
    is a Japanese politician of Your Party, formerly of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Fukuoka Prefecture, he attended Silliman University in Philippines while he was an undergraduate at International Christian University...

  • Takuji Yanagimoto
    Takuji Yanagimoto
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Osaka, Osaka, he attended Waseda University as a graduate student. He was elected to the first of his three terms in the city assembly of Osaka in 1975...

  • Hakuo Yanagisawa
    Hakuo Yanagisawa
    was the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare in Japan . He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and a member of the House of Representatives. His constituency is Shizuoka Prefecture 3rd District....

  • Takashi Yano
    Takashi Yano
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Osaka, Osaka and graduate of Kansai University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.- References :...

  • Junichiro Yasui
    Junichiro Yasui
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Shinjuku, Tokyo and dropout of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.- External links :* in Japanese....

  • Okiharu Yasuoka
    Okiharu Yasuoka
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kagoshima Prefecture and graduate of Chuo University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1972 as an independent. He later joined the LDP...

  • Yoshio Yatsu
    Yoshio Yatsu
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tatebayashi, Gunma and graduate of Hosei University, he was elected to the first of his three terms in the assembly of Gunma Prefecture in 1975 and to the House of...

  • Kaoru Yosano
    Kaoru Yosano
    is a Japanese politician. He was a member of Liberal Democratic Party , the Sunrise Party of Japan and former member of the House of Representatives, serving his ninth term in the Lower House representing Tokyo's first electoral district until his defeat in the Japanese general election, 2009...

  • Rokuzaemon Yoshida
    Rokuzaemon Yoshida
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Niigata, Niigata and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the first of his two terms in the assembly of Niigata Prefecture in 1983...

  • Takamori Yoshikawa
    Takamori Yoshikawa
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tokyo and graduate of Nihon University, he was elected to the first of his three terms in the assembly of Hokkaido in 1979 and then to the House of Representatives for the...

  • Masayoshi Yoshino
    Masayoshi Yoshino
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Iwaki, Fukushima and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the first of his three terms in the assembly of Fukushima Prefecture in 1987 and then to the House of...


New Komeito (20 members)

  • Kazuyoshi Akaba
    Kazuyoshi Akaba
    is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Shinjuku, Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993....

  • Masao Akamatsu
    Masao Akamatsu
    is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Himeji, Hyōgo and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 after an unsuccessful run in 1990.- External links :* in...

  • Yasuyuki Eda
    Yasuyuki Eda
    is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Yame, Fukuoka, he attended Kumamoto University as both undergraduate and graduate and studied abroad in Boston University in the United States. He was elected for the first time in...

  • Otohiko Endo
    Otohiko Endo
    is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Gifu, Gifu and graduate of Keio University, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1969, attending the University of Cambridge while in the ministry...

  • Yutaka Fukushima
    Yutaka Fukushima
    is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . He was born in Sakai, Osaka but grew up in Saitama Prefecture. A graduate of Kyoto University, he worked as a doctor in Kyoto for ten years. In 1993 he was elected to the House of...

  • Noriko Furuya
    Noriko Furuya
    is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Urawa, Saitama and graduate of Waseda University, she was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003....

  • Tetsuzo Fuyushiba
    Tetsuzo Fuyushiba
    is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . He has been serving as Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport as well as Minister of State for Tourism Promotion in Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's Cabinet.Fuyushiba was born in Shenyang ...

  • Junji Higashi
  • Yasuko Ikenobo
    Yasuko Ikenobo
    is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tokyo and dropout of Gakushuin University , she was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996 as a member of the New Frontier Party, which later split into...

  • Yoshihisa Inoue
    Yoshihisa Inoue
    is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Toyama, Toyama and graduate of Tohoku University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990. He lost his seat in 1993 but was re-elected in...

  • Noritoshi Ishida
    Noritoshi Ishida
    is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kōchi, he attended the University of Electro-Communications as undergraduate and received a master's degree from Soka University. After that, he worked at the government of Tokyo...

  • Keiichi Ishii
    Keiichi Ishii
    is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Toshima, Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Ministry of Construction from 1981 to 1992. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first...

  • Wataru Ito
    Wataru Ito
    is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Nagoya, Aichi, he attended Osaka University as both undergraduate and graduate students. After working at JR Central from 1994 to 2005, he was elected to the House of...

  • Takenori Kanzaki
    Takenori Kanzaki
    is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . He was born in Tianjin, China during the time part of China was under Japanese occupation. A graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first...

  • Kazuo Kitagawa
    Kazuo Kitagawa
    was the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in the Japanese Cabinet of Junichiro Koizumi.Born in Ikuno-ku, Osaka, Kitagawa graduated from Faculty of Law, Soka University and became a lawyer. In 1990, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time and since 2004 has...

  • Kaori Maruya
    Kaori Maruya
    is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Sapporo, Hokkaido and graduate of Fuji Women's University, she was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996.- External links :* in Japanese....

  • Keigo Masuya
    Keigo Masuya
    is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Abu District, Yamaguchi and graduate of the Soka University, he worked at the government of Yamaguchi Prefecture from 1975 to 1992. He was elected to the House of Representatives...

  • Hiroyoshi Nishi
    Hiroyoshi Nishi
    is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Arida District, Wakayama he attended University of Tokushima as both an undergraduate and graduate student and taught at a school in Wakayama from 1973 to 1992. In 1993, he was...

  • Yoshinori Oguchi
    Yoshinori Oguchi
    is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Osaka, Osaka and graduate of Soka University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993....

  • Akihiro Ota
    Akihiro Ota
    is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party. He was a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . In 2006 Ota became the president of Komeito Party, replacing Takenori Kanzaki. A native of Shinshiro, Aichi, Ota attended Kyoto University and received a master's degree from it...

  • Tetsuo Saito
    Tetsuo Saito
    is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . Saito is currently serving his fifth term in the Lower House by Chugoku proportional election and is the Minister of the Environment....

  • Chikara Sakaguchi
    Chikara Sakaguchi
    is a Japanese politician.He was born in Mie Prefecture and obtained an MD from Mie University. In 1976, he ran for the House of Representatives as a member of Komeitō, and won a proportional representation seat from the Tokai bloc....

  • Shigeki Sato
    Shigeki Sato (politician)
    is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Ōtsu, Shiga and graduate of Kyoto University, he was elected for the first time in 1993.- External links :* in Japanese....

  • Masahiro Tabata
    Masahiro Tabata
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the New Komeito Party. A native of Wakayama, Wakayama and graduate of Doshisha University, he was elected for the first time in 1993 after working as a journalist.- External links :* in Japanese....

  • Michiyo Takagi
    Michiyo Takagi
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the New Komeito Party. A native of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka and graduate of Soka University she was elected for the first time in 2003.-External links:...

  • Yosuke Takagi
    Yosuke Takagi
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the New Komeito Party. A native of Ōta, Tokyo and graduate of Soka University he was elected for the first time in 1993 after working at the national newspaper Mainichi Shimbun for 7 years.-External links:*...

  • Kazufumi Taniguchi
    Kazufumi Taniguchi
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the New Komeito Party. A native of Wakayama Prefecture and graduate of Soka University he was elected for the first time in 2005.- References :...

  • Takayoshi Taniguchi
    Takayoshi Taniguchi
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the New Komeito Party. A native of Osaka, Osaka and graduate of Osaka Prefecture University he was elected for the first time in 2005.-External links:...

  • Shigeyuki Tomita
    Shigeyuki Tomita
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the New Komeito Party. A native of Choshi, Chiba and graduate of Hitotsubashi University he was elected for the first time in 1990....

  • Isamu Ueda
    Isamu Ueda
    is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Yokohama, Kanagawa and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from 1981 to 1993. He was elected to the House of...

  • Yoshio Urushibara
    Yoshio Urushibara
    is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tsubame, Niigata and graduate of Meiji University, he was elected for the first time in 1996 as a member of the New Frontier Party, which later split into several parties including...


Democratic Party (113 members)

  • Hirotaka Akamatsu
    Hirotaka Akamatsu
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet .- Life :A native of Nagoya, Aichi and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the first of his three terms in the assembly of Aichi Prefecture and then to the House of...

  • Satoshi Arai
  • Jun Azumi
    Jun Azumi
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Oshika District, Miyagi and graduate of Waseda University, he worked at the public broadcaster NHK from 1985 to 1993...

  • Yutaka Banno
    Yutaka Banno
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Nagoya, Aichi he attended Nagoya Institute of Technology both as undergraduate and graduate. Upon graduation, he joined Japanese National Railways in 1985 and JR Central in...

  • Ryuichi Doi
    Ryuichi Doi
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. He was born in Seoul during the time Korea was occupied by Japan. He attended Tokyo Union Theological Seminary, earning a master's degree...

  • Yukio Edano
    Yukio Edano
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. He was the Chief Cabinet Secretary in the Kan government. On September 12, 2011, he was named as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry...

  • Osamu Fujimura
    Osamu Fujimura
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Osaka, Osaka and graduate of Hiroshima University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 as a member of the Japan New Party. He lost in...

  • Akio Fukuda
    Akio Fukuda
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Imaichi, Tochigi and graduate of Tohoku University, he joined the city government of Imaichi in 1971 and became the mayor of the city in 1991, serving for three terms...

  • Motohisa Furukawa
    Motohisa Furukawa
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Nagoya, Aichi and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Finance in 1988, attending Columbia University in the United States as a ministry official...

  • Shinichiro Furumoto
    Shinichiro Furumoto
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Takamatsu, Kagawa and graduate of Ritsumeikan University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003.- External links :* in Japanese....

  • Kōichirō Genba
    Koichiro Genba
    is the current Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs. He belongs to the Democratic Party of Japan and is a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet...

  • Hitoshi Goto
    Hitoshi Goto
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kofu, Yamanashi and graduate of Tohoku University, he worked at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from 1980 to 1995. He was elected for the first time in...

  • Yoshio Hachiro
    Yoshio Hachiro
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kabato District, Hokkaidō and graduate of Hokkaido University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990 as an independent. He later joined...

  • Kazuhiro Haraguchi
    Kazuhiro Haraguchi
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Saga, Saga and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the assembly of Saga Prefecture for the first time in 1987 as a member of the Liberal Democratic...

  • Tsutomu Hata
    Tsutomu Hata
    is a Japanese politician and was the 80th Prime Minister of Japan for 9 weeks in 1994.He was born in Tokyo, a son of the Liberal Democratic Party Member of Parliament Bushiro Hata. Hata graduated from Seijo University and was employed by the Odakyu bus company from 1958 to 1969...

  • Yukio Hatoyama
    Yukio Hatoyama
    is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan between 16 September 2009 and 2 June 2010, and was the first ever Prime Minister from the modern Democratic Party of Japan....

  • Hirofumi Hirano
    Hirofumi Hirano
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . He is a native of Katsuragi, Wakayama and he started working for Panasonic Corporation in 1971 after graduating from Chuo University. He was elected to the House of Representatives for...

  • Hideo Hiraoka
    Hideo Hiraoka
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Hiraoka passed the bar exam and civil service exam prior to his graduation at the University of Tokyo...

  • Ritsuo Hosokawa
    Ritsuo Hosokawa
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Agawa District, Kōchi and graduate of Meiji University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990 as a member of the Japan Socialist Party...

  • Goshi Hosono
    Goshi Hosono
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Ōmihachiman, Shiga and graduate of Kyoto University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000. He is the current Nuclear Disaster Minister...

  • Koichiro Ichimura
    Koichiro Ichimura
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Fukuoka, Fukuoka and graduate of Hitotsubashi University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003 after an unsuccessful run in 2000.-...

  • Motohisa Ikeda
    Motohisa Ikeda
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Fujisawa, Kanagawa and graduate of Waseda University, he worked at the public broadcaster NHK as a reporter from 1964 to 1989...

  • Takashi Ishizeki
    Takashi Ishizeki
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Isesaki, Gunma and graduate of Waseda University, he worked at the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications from 1994 to 1998, during which time he studied at the University...

  • Tetsundo Iwakuni
    Tetsundo Iwakuni
    is a prominent Japanese politician who, until 2009, represented Democratic Party of Japan, as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . HA native of Osaka and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to be the mayor of Izumo, Shimane in 1989...

  • Kenta Izumi
    Kenta Izumi
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Sapporo and graduate of Ritsumeikan University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003 after an unsuccessful run in 2000.- External links...

  • Hideo Jimpu
  • Naoto Kan
    Naoto Kan
    is a Japanese politician, and former Prime Minister of Japan. In June 2010, then-Finance Minister Kan was elected as the leader of the Democratic Party of Japan and designated Prime Minister by the Diet to succeed Yukio Hatoyama. On 26 August 2011, Kan announced his resignation...

  • Seiichi Kaneta
    Seiichi Kaneta
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kamiiso District, Hokkaidō and high school graduate, he joined the city government of Hakodate, Hokkaidō in 1966...

  • Koichi Kato
    Koichi Kato (DPJ)
    Note: This page is about Koichi Kato , a member of the Democratic Party of Japan serving in the Japanese Diet. There is another Koichi Kato, a well known Liberal Democrat Party leader, also a member of the Diet....

  • Tatsuo Kawabata
    Tatsuo Kawabata
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Ōmihachiman, Shiga, he attended Kyoto University and received a master's degree from it. He was elected for the first time in 1986. His elder brother is former mayor of...

  • Takashi Kawamura
    Takashi Kawamura (politician)
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan , and a former member of the House of Representatives in the Diet .- Biography :...

  • Hiroshi Kawauchi
    Hiroshi Kawauchi
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kagoshima, Kagoshima and graduate of Waseda University, he joined Daiwa Bank in 1986. Leaving the private sector in 2000, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of...

  • Toru Kikawada
    Toru Kikawada
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Rikuzentakata, Iwate and graduate of Waseda University, he worked at the city government of Rikuzentakata from 1977 to 1994...

  • Makiko Kikuta
    Makiko Kikuta
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kamo, Niigata, she graduated from a high school in Kamo and studied in Heilongjiang University in China...

  • Shuji Kira
    Shuji Kira
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Oita, Oita and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he ran unsuccessfully for the governorship of Oita Prefecture in 2003...

  • Keiro Kitagami
    Keiro Kitagami
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tokyo and graduate of Kyoto University, he joined the Ministry of Finance. After leaving the ministry, he was elected for the first time in 2005.- External links :* in...

  • Kenji Kitahashi
    Kenji Kitahashi
    is the mayor of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka in Japan. A graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the House of Representatives in Diet of Japan for the first time in 1986 as a member of Democratic Socialist Party, which later became part of Democratic Party of Japan. After losing his seat in...

  • Tadamasa Kodaira
    Tadamasa Kodaira
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Iwamizawa, Hokkaidō and graduate of Keio University, he was elected for the first time in 1990. Prior to go into politics, he have run a ranch.- External links :* in...

  • Issei Koga
    Issei Koga
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Yanagawa, Fukuoka and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was a bureaucrat at the Ministry of Construction from 1971 to 1988. He was elected to the House of...

  • Yasuko Komiyama
    Yasuko Komiyama
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kawagoe, Saitama, she attended Keio University and received a master's degree from Nihon University...

  • Yoko Komiyama
    Yoko Komiyama
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Shibuya, Tokyo and graduate of Seijo University, she worked at the public broadcaster NHK from 1972 to 1998...

  • Shoichi Kondo
    Shoichi Kondo
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Nagoya, Aichi and graduate of Sophia University, he was elected for the first time in 1996.- External links :...

  • Yosuke Kondo
    Yosuke Kondo
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . Kondo, the son of former Minister of Labor Tetsuo Kondo, was born in Washington, D.C. but grew up in Yamagata Prefecture. A graduate Keio University, he joined the national newspaper...

  • Kazuko Kori
    Kazuko Kori
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Sendai, Miyagi and graduate of Tohoku Gakuin University, she was elected for the first time in 2005 after working at a TV broadcaster.- External links :* in Japanese....

  • Sumio Mabuchi
    Sumio Mabuchi
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Nara, Nara and graduate of Yokohama National University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003 after an unsuccessful run in 2000.On...

  • Yukichi Maeda
    Yukichi Maeda
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Nishikasugai District, Aichi and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990 as an independent.- External links :*...

  • Seiji Maehara
    Seiji Maehara
    is a Japanese politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives of Japan since 1993. He was the leader of the Democratic Party of Japan from 2005 to 2006, and later served as Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and Minister of Foreign Affairs under the cabinets...

  • Yoshio Maki
    Yoshio Maki
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan. He is a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Nagoya, Aichi and drop-out of Sophia University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000.- External links :* in Japanese....

  • Jin Matsubara
    Jin Matsubara
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Itabashi, Tokyo and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the assembly of Tokyo in 1989, and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000...

  • Kenko Matsuki
    Kenko Matsuki
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Sapporo, Hokkaidō and graduate of Aoyama Gakuin University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003 after unsuccessful runs in 1996 and...

  • Daisuke Matsumoto
    Daisuke Matsumoto
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Hiroshima, Hiroshima and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at The Bank of Tokyo from 1995 to 2000. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first...

  • Ryu Matsumoto
    Ryu Matsumoto
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Fukuoka, Fukuoka and graduate of Chuo University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990 as a member of the Japan Socialist Party...

  • Takeaki Matsumoto
    Takeaki Matsumoto
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, who is currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. A native of Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 after running unsuccessfully as an independent...

  • Yorihisa Matsuno
    Yorihisa Matsuno
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kamoto District, Kumamoto and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 after an unsuccessful run in 1998...

  • Taizo Mikazuki
    Taizo Mikazuki
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Otsu, Shiga and graduate of Hitotsubashi University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003.- External links :* in Japanese....

  • Mitsuo Mitani
    Mitsuo Mitani
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kure, Hiroshima and graduate of Osaka University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in September 2005 after unsuccessful runs in 2003 and...

  • Wakio Mitsui
    Wakio Mitsui
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Sapporo, Hokkaido and graduate of Showa Pharmaceutical University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 after an unsuccessful run in...

  • Tetsuo Morimoto
    Tetsuo Morimoto
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Iinan, Shimane and graduate of Tsu City College, he worked at the government of the town of Iinan from 1968 to 1998...

  • Muneaki Murai
    Muneaki Murai
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet .A native of the former Ōyama, Toyama and graduate of Doshisha University, Murai was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003.- External links :* in Japanese....

  • 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...

  • Akihisa Nagashima
    Akihisa Nagashima
    is a member of the House of Representatives of Japan with the Democratic Party of Japan , representing the Tokyo 21st Constituency, as well as a Visiting Professor at Chuo University's Graduate School of Public Studies...

  • Akira Nagatsuma
    Akira Nagatsuma
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of House of Representatives in the Diet . He came to prominence when he reported missing records of public pension plans...

  • Takashi Nagayasu
    Takashi Nagayasu
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Izumisano, Osaka and graduate of the University of Tokyo he was elected for the first time in 2003.- External links :...

  • Masaharu Nakagawa
    Masaharu Nakagawa (House of Representatives)
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Matsusaka, Mie and...

  • Hiroshi Nakai
    Hiroshi Nakai
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. He was born in Jilin, China during the time part of China was occupied by Japan. A graduate of Keio University he was elected for the first time in 1976 after an unsuccessful...

  • Hiroko Nakano
    Hiroko Nakano
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Mutsu, Aomori and graduate of Hirosaki Gakuin University she was elected to the Diet for the first time in 2003 after serving in the city assembly of Nemuro,...

  • Chinami Nishimura
    Chinami Nishimura (politician)
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tsubame, Niigata she attended Niigata University , a language school in Bangkok, Thailand, and University of Bristol in England...

  • Yoshihiko Noda
    Yoshihiko Noda
    is the current Prime Minister of Japan, a member of the Democratic Party of Japan , and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet...

  • Junya Ogawa
    Junya Ogawa
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Takamatsu, Kagawa and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Home Affairs in 1994. Leaving the ministry in 2003, he ran unsuccessfully for the House...

  • Hiroshi Ogushi
    Hiroshi Ogushi
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kishima District, Saga and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Finance in 1989 and received an MBA from University of California, Los Angeles in...

  • Akihiro Ohata
    Akihiro Ohata
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Higashiibaraki District, Ibaraki, he attended the Musashi Institute of Technology as both undergraduate and graduate...

  • Katsuya Okada
    Katsuya Okada
    is a Japanese politician. A member of the House of Representatives of Japan, he is Secretary-General of the Democratic Party of Japan and was previously its President. From September 2009 to September 2010, he was Foreign Minister of Japan....

  • Mitsunori Okamoto
    Mitsunori Okamoto
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Yōkaichi, Shiga and graduate of Nagoya University, he obtained his medical license in 1996 and received his Ph.D in medicine from Nagoya University. He was elected to the...

  • Tenzo Okumura
    Tenzo Okumura
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Koga, Shiga and dropout of Ritsumeikan University, he was elected to the town assembly of Kōsei, Shiga , to the assembly of Shiga Prefecture in 1979 and to the House of...

  • Seiji Osaka
    Seiji Osaka
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Niseko, Hokkaidō and graduate of Hokkaido University, he worked at the town government of Niseko from 1983 to 1994...

  • Atsushi Oshima
    Atsushi Oshima
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kitamoto, Saitama and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected for the first time in 2000.- External links :...

  • Kazumi Ota
    Kazumi Ota
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . She was elected to the assembly of Chiba Prefecture in 2005 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2006....

  • Ichirō Ozawa
    Ichiro Ozawa
    is a Japanese politician. Formerly a chief secretary of the Liberal Democratic Party , he later defected from the LDP. He was the president of Japan's main opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan , from 2006 until May 2009, when he resigned over a fund scandal, and secretary general of the...

  • Sakihito Ozawa
    Sakihito Ozawa
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kofu, Yamanashi, he graduated from the University of Tokyo and received a master's degree in political science from Saitama University...

  • Hirofumi Ryu
    Hirofumi Ryu
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Fukuoka city and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003 after working at TV Asahi. He is a supporter of the...

  • Ryuzo Sasaki
    Ryuzo Sasaki
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Fukui, Fukui, he attended Waseda University as both undergraduate and graduate. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 as an independent...

  • Takahiro Sasaki
    Takahiro Sasaki
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Shibetsu, Hokkaidō and high school graduate, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after having served in the assembly of Hokkaidō for...

  • Yoshito Sengoku
    Yoshito Sengoku
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. He was born in Tokushima, Tokushima prefecture. While studying in the University of Tokyo, he passed the bar exam and therefore dropped out of the university...

  • Mitsu Shimojo
    Mitsu Shimojo
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Matsumoto, Nagano and graduate of Shinshu University, he was elected for the first time in 2003 after an unsuccessful run in 2000.- External links :* in Japanese....

  • Takashi Shinohara
    Takashi Shinohara
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Nakano, Nagano and graduate of Kyoto University, he joined the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries...

  • Yasuhiro Sonoda
    Yasuhiro Sonoda
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Amakusa District, Kumamoto he attended Nihon University as undergraduate and graduate students and Keio University as a research student...

  • Yoshinori Suematsu
    Yoshinori Suematsu
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kitakyūshū and graduate of Hitotsubashi University, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1980, receiving a master's degree from Princeton University while in the...

  • Katsumasa Suzuki
    Katsumasa Suzuki
    is a Japanese politician who is a member of House of Representatives and Democratic Party of Japan.Born in Gamagōri, Aichi he graduated from Nihon University with a degree in economics. He was elected for the first time in 2003 after an unsuccessful run in 2000....

  • Issei Tajima
    Issei Tajima
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Hikone, Shiga he earned his undergraduate degree in Chuo University, study-abroad credit in Carleton College in Minnesota, United States and master's degree in...

  • Kaname Tajima
    Kaname Tajima
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Nagoya, Aichi he attended the University of Tokyo and also earned MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania...

  • Miho Takai
    Miho Takai
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Miyoshi District, Tokushima and graduate of Waseda University she was elected for the first time in 2003 after an unsuccessful run in 2000...

  • Yoshiaki Takaki
    Yoshiaki Takaki
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi and high-school graduate he was elected to the Diet for the first time in 1990 after serving in the union executive and local assemblies for...

  • Satoshi Takayama
    Satoshi Takayama
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Tokyo and graduate of Meiji University he was elected for the first time in 2003.-External links:...

  • Koichi Takemasa
    Koichi Takemasa
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Shimizu, Shizuoka and graduate of Keio University he was elected for the first time in 1995 after an unsuccessful run in 1991.-External links:* in Japanese....

  • Kenji Tamura
    Kenji Tamura
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Shizuoka, Shizuoka and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Ministry of Finance from 1991 to 2002 and attended the Ford School at the University...

  • Masayo Tanabu
    Masayo Tanabu
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Hachinohe, Aomori and graduate of Tamagawa Gakuguen Junior College for Women she was elected for the first time in 2003 after an unsuccessful run in 2000...

  • Makiko Tanaka
    Makiko Tanaka
    is a Japanese politician, the daughter of former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka.Tanaka attended high school at Germantown Friends School in the United States and graduated from Waseda University...

  • Takuya Tasso
    Takuya Tasso
    is the governor of Iwate Prefecture. A native of Morioka, Iwate and graduate of the University of Tokyo. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1988, receiving a master's degree in international relations from Johns Hopkins University in the United States while with the ministry...

  • Manabu Terata
    Manabu Terata
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Yokote, Akita and graduate of Chuo University he was elected for the first time in 2003.-External links:*...

  • Keisuke Tsumura
    Keisuke Tsumura
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Tsuyama, Okayama, he attended the University of Tokyo and received MBA from Oxford University. He was elected for the first time in 2003.-External links:*...

  • Nobutaka Tsutsui
    Nobutaka Tsutsui
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Nakakubiki District, Niigata and graduate of Waseda University he was elected for the first time in 1990 as a member of the Japan Socialist Party after an...

  • Akira Uchiyama
    Akira Uchiyama
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kashiwa, Chiba and graduate of Senshu University, he was elected for the first time in 2003 after an unsuccessful run in 2000.- External links :* in Japanese....

  • Eiichiro Washio
    Eiichiro Washio
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Niigata, Niigata and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at Ernst & Young ShinNihon from 2001 to 2005....

  • Kozo Watanabe
    Kozo Watanabe
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tajima, Fukushima and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the first of his two terms in the assembly of Fukushima Prefecture in 1959 and then to the House of...

  • Shu Watanabe
    Shu Watanabe
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Numazu, Shizuoka and graduate of Waseda University, he worked at the national newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun from 1987 to 1999...

  • Masahiko Yamada
    Masahiko Yamada
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Fukue, Nagasaki, a Roman Catholic, and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 after unsuccessful runs in...

  • Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi
    Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Aioi, Hyōgo and 1978 graduate of the faculty of law at the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1979 and received a Ph.D from SAIS at The Johns...

  • Kazunori Yamanoi
    Kazunori Yamanoi
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kyoto, Kyoto, he attended the University of Kyoto as both undergraduate and graduate. He also studied in a school in Sweden for two years...

  • Kenji Yamaoka
    Kenji Yamaoka
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Oyama, Tochigi and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the first of two terms in the House of Councilors in 1983 and then to the House of Representatives for the...

  • Katsuhiko Yokomitsu
    Katsuhiko Yokomitsu
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Usa, Ōita and graduate of the University of Kitakyushu, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 as an independent...

  • Hokuto Yokoyama
    Hokuto Yokoyama
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tokyo, he attended Chuo University as an undergraduate and received his Ph.D in political science from Tokai University...

  • Izumi Yoshida
    Izumi Yoshida
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Iwaki, Fukushima and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to be the mayor of Iwaki in 1996...

  • Michiyoshi Yunoki
    Michiyoshi Yunoki
    is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kurashiki, Okayama and graduate of Okayama University, he worked at the publisher Yurindo from 1997 to 2002...


Japan Communist Party (9 members)

  • Seiken Akamine
    Seiken Akamine
    is a Japanese politician of the Japanese Communist Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet .A native of Naha, Okinawa and graduate of Tokyo Education University, he taught at high schools...

  • Ikuko Ishii
    Ikuko Ishii
    is a Japanese politician and member for the House of Representatives for the Japanese Communist Party....

  • Akira Kasai
    Akira Kasai
    is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives for the Japanese Communist Party....

  • Keiji Kokuta
    Keiji Kokuta
    is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives for the Japanese Communist Party....

  • Kensho Sasaki
    Kensho Sasaki
    is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives for the Japanese Communist Party....

  • Kazuo Shii
    Kazuo Shii
    is a Japanese politician and chairman of the Japanese Communist Party .- Early life :Shii was born in Yotsukaido, Chiba Prefecture. He graduated from the Department of Physical Engineering at Tokyo University...

  • Tetsuya Shiokawa
    Tetsuya Shiokawa
    Tetsuya Shiokawa is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives for the Japanese Communist Party....

  • Chizuko Takahashi
    Chizuko Takahashi
    Chizuko Takahashi is a Japanese politician and member of House of Representatives for the Japanese Communist Party.-References:...

  • Hidekatsu Yoshii
    Hidekatsu Yoshii
    is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives for Japanese Communist Party.A native of Kyoto, Kyoto and graduate of Kyoto University, he was elected to the first of his three terms in the city assembly of Sakai, Osaka in 1971 and then to his one term in the assembly of Osaka...


  • Social Democratic Party (7 members)

    • Tomoko Abe
      Tomoko Abe
      is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives. She is the policy chief of the Social Democratic Party, a small liberal political party. Ms. Abe is also a leader of a group of lawmakers called Energy Shift Japan, who are pushing the government to consider alternatives to...

    • Fumihiro Himori
      Fumihiro Himori
      Fumihiro Himori is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives for the Social Democratic Party....

    • Nobuto Hosaka
      Nobuto Hosaka
      Nobuto Hosaka is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives for the Social Democratic Party. He is currently the mayor of Setagaya, Tokyo....

    • Tetsuo Kanno
      Tetsuo Kanno
      is a Japanese politician of the Social Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet .A native of Kesennuma, Miyagi and high school graduate, he joined Toshiba in 1968. After having served for four terms in the city assembly of Kesennuma since 1985, he ran unsuccessfully...

    • Yasumasa Shigeno
      Yasumasa Shigeno
      is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives for the Social Democratic Party....

    • Kantoku Teruya
    • Kiyomi Tsujimoto
      Kiyomi Tsujimoto
      is a Japanese politician from the Social Democratic Party , formerly the Japan Socialist Party.- Early career :Born in the city of Nara, Nara, Tsujimoto graduated from the Department of Education at Waseda University in Tokyo....


    The People's New Party, New Party Nippon (6 members)

    • Masaaki Itokawa
      Masaaki Itokawa
      is a Japanese politician of the People's New Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005....

    • Hisaoki Kamei
      Hisaoki Kamei
      is a Japanese politician of People's New Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kanoashi District, Shimane and graduate of Gakushuin University, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 1971 as an independent...

    • Shizuka Kamei
      Shizuka Kamei
      is a Japanese politician.-Early life:He was born in the city of Shōbara in Hiroshima Prefecture into a poor family. He studied at the department of economics at University of Tokyo and worked his way through school through various jobs, including singing at a cabaret.Upon graduation in 1960, he...

    • Hosei Norota
      Hosei Norota
      is a Japanese politician of the People's New Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Noshiro, Akita and graduate of Chuo University he joined the Ministry of Construction in 1953. Leaving the ministry, he was elected to the House of Councilors in the Diet for the...

    • Makoto Taki
      Makoto Taki
      is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as an independent. A native of Ōta, Tokyo and graduate of the University of Tokyo he was elected for the first time in 1996.- External links :* in Japanese....

    • Tamisuke Watanuki
      Tamisuke Watanuki
      Tamisuke Watanuki is a Japanese politician from the Toyama Prefecture. He started his own export-import company at age 28....


    Independents (20 members)

    • Kenji Eda
      Kenji Eda
      is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Okayama City and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1979, attending the Center for International Affairs at Harvard University in the United...

    • Taku Eto
      Taku Eto
      is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kadogawa, Miyazaki and graduate of Seijo University. He was elected for the first time in 2003, succeeding his father, controversial former government minister, Takami Eto.-...

    • Yoshihisa Furukawa
      Yoshihisa Furukawa
      is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kushima, Miyazaki and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Construction in 1989...

    • Keiji Furuya
      Keiji Furuya
      is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party , a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tokyo and graduate of Seikei University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990.- External links :* in Japanese....

    • Takeo Hiranuma
      Takeo Hiranuma
      Takeo Hiranuma is a Japanese politician. He advocates historical revisionism regarding the Nanking Massacre.- Basic biography :...

  • Kosuke Hori
    Kosuke Hori
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, he was elected for the first time in 1979...

  • Mitsuo Horiuchi
    Mitsuo Horiuchi
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Misaka, Yamanashi and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1976.- External links :* in Japanese....

  • Takeshi Hosaka
    Takeshi Hosaka
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kai, Yamanashi and high school graduate, he was elected to the town assembly of the town of Ryūō, Shiga in 1977, serving for three terms, and then to the assembly of...

  • Masahiro Imamura
    Masahiro Imamura
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kashima, Saga and a graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1996 after working for the JR.- External links...

  • Yohei Kono
    Yohei Kono
    is a Japanese politician and a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from November 2003 until August 2009, when the LDP lost its majority in the 2009 election...

  • Hiroshi Moriyama
    Hiroshi Moriyama
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Kanoya, Kagoshima and high school graduate, he was elected to the first of his seven terms in the city assembly of Kagoshima in 1975. He was elected to the House of...

  • Kishiro Nakamura
    Kishiro Nakamura
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as an independent. A native of Sashima District, Ibaraki and graduate of Nihon University. In 1976 he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time as an independent.- External links :* in Japanese....

  • Shingo Nishimura
    Shingo Nishimura
    is a Japanese politician, an independent and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Sakai, Osaka and graduate of Kyoto University Faculty of Law he was elected to the Diet for the first time in 1993 after an unsuccessful run in 1992. He is an assenter of "The Truth about...

  • Seiko Noda
    Seiko Noda
    is a Japanese politician. As of 2005 she is a member of the House of Representatives , serving her fifth term and representing the 1st District of Gifu Prefecture; she is also currently the State Minister in charge of Consumer Affairs...

  • Mikio Shimoji
    Mikio Shimoji
    is a Japanese politician, an independent and member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Hirara, Okinawa and graduate of Chuo Gakuin University, he was elected for the first time in 1996 as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party...

  • Muneo Suzuki
    Muneo Suzuki
    Muneo Suzuki is a Japanese politician from Ashoro, Hokkaidō. He is typically referred to as "Muneo", because his last name, "Suzuki", is one of the most common names in Japan.- Early career :...

  • Ryota Takeda
    Ryota Takeda
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Tagawa District, Fukuoka and graduate of Waseda University he was elected for the first time in 2003 after running unsuccessfully three times in 1993, 1996 and...

  • Takeshi Tokuda
    Takeshi Tokuda
    is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as an independent. A native of Yao, Osaka he attended University of California, Los Angeles and summer school at Harvard University in the United States. He entered Teikyo University in April 2005. He was elected for the...

  • Shunichi Yamaguchi
    Shunichi Yamaguchi
    is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . After graduating from Aoyama Gakuin University, Yamaguchi went to Paris to study at the University of Paris . During his stay there, he resolved to contribute to Japan as a politician...

  • Takahiro Yokomichi
    Takahiro Yokomichi
    is a Japanese politician who belongs to the Democratic Party of Japan and is a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Sapporo, Hokkaidō and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the first of his five terms in the House of Representatives in 1969 as a...

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