Results of the Japanese general election, 2009

This article presents detailed results of the Japanese general election, 2009

Japanese general election, 2009

A general election in Japan was held on August 30, 2009, for all 480 seats of the House of Representatives of Japan, the lower house of the Diet of Japan....

. It lists all elected Representatives in the 300 single-member districts and the 11 regional proportional representation (PR) blocks. The top PR block replacement candidates to be elected later without vote in cases of death, resignation or disqualification (kuriage-tōsen) are also listed, by-elections are not.

Party names are abbreviated as follows (format: abbreviation, translated name, Japanese name, Engrish name):

Ruling coalition
- LDP 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...
  
  , Jiyūminshutō
- Kōmeitō "Justice Party", Kōmeitō, New Justice Party 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...
- JRP "Reform Club", Kaikaku Club, Japan Renaissance Party (cooperated without inclusion in the cabinet)
Opposition parties
- DPJ "Democratic Party", Minshutō, Democratic Party of Japan
  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...
- JCP Japanese Communist Party
  Japanese Communist Party
  The Japanese Communist Party is a left-wing political party in Japan.The JCP advocates the establishment of a society based on socialism, democracy and peace, and opposition to militarism...
  
  , Nihon Kyōsantō
- SDP 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...
  
  , Shakaiminshutō
- YP "Everybody's Party", Minna no Tō, Your Party
  Your Party
  is a center-right Japanese political party. Led by Yoshimi Watanabe, who split from the Liberal Democratic Party , the party was founded on August 8, 2009 after then-Prime Minister Aso dissolved the lower house. A concept behind the party is to make the government more democratic, and to eliminate...
- PNP 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...
  
  , Kokuminshintō
- NPN 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...
  
  , Shintō Nippon
- NPD New Party Daichi
  New Party Daichi
  New Party Daichi is a political party formed on August 18, 2005. The party is headed by former Liberal Democratic Party member Muneo Suzuki. Suzuki resigned from the LDP in June 2002 after being arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes...
  
  , Shintō Daichi
- Other minor parties with candidates: HRP Happiness Realization Party
  Happiness Realization Party
  , abbreviated as 幸福, is a Japanese political party founded by Ryuho Okawa on 23 May 2009 "in order to offer the Japanese people a third option" for the upcoming elections in August 2009. The HRP is the political wing of the Happy Science religious movement....
  
  , Honshitsu "New Party 'The Essential'", WECP World Economic Community Party, Freeway "New Party Freeway Club", Smile "Japan Smile Party", Rinkai "Forest and Ocean Party"

Hokkaidō

District results in the Hokkaidō block
District	Incumbent	Party	Status	Results (only winner & runner-up)
Hokkaidō 1	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...	DPJ	Reelected	Takahiro Yokomichi (DPJ) 54.3% Gaku Hasegawa Gaku Hasegawa is a member of the House of Councillors of Japan from Hokkaido. He belongs to the Liberal Democratic Party . In 1990 he enrolled at Hokkaido University and majored in Business Administration. While attending university, he, with five other friends, brought the Soran Festival to Hokkaido, which is... (LDP – Kōmeitō) 36.8%
Hokkaidō 2	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...	DPJ	Reelected	Wakio Mitsui (DPJ) 54.2% 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... (LDP – Kōmeitō) 30.8%
Hokkaidō 3	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...	LDP	Defeated	Satoshi Arai (DPJ) 60.9% Gaku Ishizaki (LDP – Kōmeitō) 36.9%
Hokkaidō 4	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...	DPJ	Reelected	Yoshio Hachiro (DPJ) 65.5% Tōru Miyamoto (LDP – Kōmeitō) 32.8%
Hokkaidō 5 Hokkaido 5th district Hokkaidō 5th district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It consists of Atsubetsu ward in Hokkaido's city of Sapporo and Ishikari Subprefecture without Sapporo...	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 :...	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Chiyoko Kobayashi (DPJ) 53.8% Nobutaka Machimura (LDP – Kōmeitō) 44.6%
Hokkaidō 6	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...	DPJ	Reelected	Takahiro Sasaki (DPJ) 55.4% 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... (LDP – Kōmeitō) 37.8%
Hokkaidō 7 Hokkaido 7th district Hokkaidō 7th district is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It is located in Japan's northernmost prefecture Hokkaidō. In a 2002 redistricting and reapportionment, Hokkaidō lost one seat and what had been the Hokkaido 13th district in the 1996 and...	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,...	DPJ	Defeated Won PR seat	Yoshitaka Itō (LDP) 49.7% Hiroko Nakano (DPJ) 49.2%
Hokkaidō 8	Seiji Ōsaka 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...	DPJ	Reelected	Seiji Ōsaka (DPJ) 62.6% Keishirō Fukushima (LDP) 21.2%
Hokkaidō 9	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....	DPJ	Reelected	Yukio Hatoyama (DPJ) 66.4% Satoshi Kawabata (LDP – Kōmeitō) 26.1%
Hokkaidō 10	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...	DPJ	Reelected	Tadamasa Kodaira (DPJ) 62.6% Yukari Iijima (LDP – Kōmeitō) 35.0%
Hokkaidō 11	Shōichi 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...	LDP	Defeated	Tomohiro Ishikawa Tomohiro Ishikawa is an independent member of the House of Representatives elected to the 11th District of Hokkaidō, Japan. He is a former secretary to the Democratic Party of Japan Secretary-General Ichirō Ozawa.... (DPJ) 54.0% Shōichi Nakagawa (LDP – Kōmeitō) 40.9%
Hokkaidō 12	Tsutomu Takebe Tsutomu Takebe was secretary general of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party from 2004 to 2006. He was succeeded by Hidenao Nakagawa.-References:...	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Kenkō 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... (DPJ) 52.4% Tsutomu Takebe (LDP – Kōmeitō) 46.4%
Hokkaidō district results total: LDP 1 – DPJ 11

PR results in the Hokkaidō block
Hokkaido proportional representation block
The Hokkaido proportional representation block is one of eleven proportional representation blocks for the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It consists of Hokkaidō and is one of two PR blocks that covers only one prefecture, the other is Tokyo...

(8 seats)
Candidate	Status	Candidate	Status	Candidate	Status	Candidate	Status
LDP: 805,895 votes (24.2%), 2 seats		DPJ: 1,348,318 votes (40.6%), 4 seats		NPD: 433,122 votes (13.0%), 1 seat		Kōmeitō: 354,886 votes (10.7%), 1 seat
Tsutomu Takebe Tsutomu Takebe was secretary general of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party from 2004 to 2006. He was succeeded by Hidenao Nakagawa.-References:...	Elected	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,...	Elected	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 :...	Elected DQ, convicted in 2010	Hisashi Inatsu	Elected
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 :...	Elected Resigned in 2010	Maya Yamazaki	Elected	Eita Yashiro	DQ, ran for Councillor	Hisayuki Takeda	–
Shōichi 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...	died	Tatsumaru Yamaoka	Elected	Takahiro Asano	Elected in 2010	no more candidates
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...	Elected in 2010	Hiromi Kudō	Elected	Junko Hana	–	–
Gaku Hasegawa Gaku Hasegawa is a member of the House of Councillors of Japan from Hokkaido. He belongs to the Liberal Democratic Party . In 1990 he enrolled at Hokkaido University and majored in Business Administration. While attending university, he, with five other friends, brought the Soran Festival to Hokkaido, which is...	–	Masanori Sekifuji	–	no more candidates
9 more candidates		no more candidates		–
JCP: 241,345 votes (7.3%), no seat		SDP: 113,562 votes (3.4%), no seat		HRP: 20,276 votes (0.6%), no seat		Honshitsu: 7,399 votes (0.2%), no seat
5 candidates		2 candidates		2 candidates		2 candidates

Tōhoku

District results in the Tōhoku block
District	Incumbent	Party	Status	Results (only winner & runner-up)
Aomori 1 Aomori 1st district Aomori 1st district is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan. It is located in Northwestern Aomori and covers the cities of Aomori , Goshogawara and and the East Tsugaru and North Tsugaru counties...	Yūji 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...	LDP	Retired DPJ pickup	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... (DPJ) 44.5% Jun Tsushima (I – Kōmeitō) 30.3%
Aomori 2	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...	LDP	Reelected	Akinori Eto (LDP) 54.0% Noriko Nakanowatari (DPJ) 40.1%
Aomori 3	Tadamori Ōshima 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...	LDP	Reelected	Tadamori Ōshima (LDP) 49.5% 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... (DPJ) 49.3%
Aomori 4	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...	LDP	Reelected	Tarō Kimura (LDP) 52.6% Kyōichi Tsushima (DPJ) 45.7%
Iwate 1 Iwate 1st district is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It is located in central Iwate and consists of the majority of the prefectural capital Morioka and Shiwa county...	Takeshi Shina Takeshi Shina is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A 1991 graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected for the first time in 2007.- External links :* in Japanese....	DPJ	Reelected	Takeshi Shina (DPJ) 60.2% Hinako Takahashi (LDP – Kōmeitō) 26.2%
Iwate 2	Shun'ichi Suzuki Shunichi Suzuki (politician) is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Iwate Prefecture and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected for the first time in 1990....	LDP	Defeated	Kōji Hata (DPJ) 54.2% Shun'ichi Suzuki (LDP – Kōmeitō) 44.6%
Iwate 3	Tōru 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...	DPJ	Reelected	Tōru Kikawada (DPJ) 67.0% Hidenori Hashimoto (LDP – Kōmeitō) 31.5%
Iwate 4	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...	DPJ	Reelected	Ichirō Ozawa (DPJ) 62.6% Yoshinobu Takahashi Yoshinobu Takahashi Yoshinobu Takahashi is a Japanese professional baseball player from Chiba, Japan. He currently plays right field for the Yomiuri Giants, and is one of the most well-known players in Japanese baseball. He graduated from Keio University.A superb contact hitter, he is also known for his exemplary... (LDP – Kōmeitō) 19.5%
Miyagi 1	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...	LDP	Defeated	Kazuko Kōri 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.... (DPJ) 58.5% Tōru Doi (LDP – Kōmeitō) 34.1%
Miyagi 2	Ken'ya Akiba	LDP	Retired DPJ pickup	Yasunori Saitō (DPJ) 58.8% Masashi Nakano (LDP – Kōmeitō) 36.7%
Miyagi 3	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...	LDP	Defeated	Kiyohito Hashimoto (DPJ) 55.0% Akihiro Nishimura (LDP – Kōmeitō) 43.5%
Miyagi 4	Shintarō Itō 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...	LDP	Defeated	Keiki Ishiyama (DPJ) 52.9% Shintarō Itō (LDP – Kōmeitō) 40.8%
Miyagi 5	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...	DPJ	Reelected	Jun Azumi (DPJ) 58.6% Masami Saitō (LDP – Kōmeitō) 41.4%
Miyagi 6	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...	LDP	Reelected	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... (LDP) 63.7% Tetsuo Kanno (SDP – PNP) 34.2%
Akita 1	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:*...	DPJ	Reelected	Manabu Terata (DPJ) 51.9% Kōji 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... (LDP – Kōmeitō) 34.4%
Akita 2	Hōsei 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...	PNP	Retired	Hiroshi Kawaguchi Hiroshi Kawaguchi Hiroshi Kawaguchi was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in 37 films between 1956 and 1983. He was born in Tokyo, Japan.-Filmography:Filmography of Hiroshi Kawaguchi include:... (I) 42.7% Katsutoshi Kaneda (LDP) 42.0%
Akita 3	Nobuhide Minorukawa	LDP	Defeated	Kimiko Kyōno (DPJ) 37.4% Nobuhide Minorukawa (LDP – Kōmeitō) 33.3%
Yamagata 1 Yamagata 1st district Yamagata 1st district is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It is located in Eastern Yamagata and covers the cities of Yamagata, Kaminoyama and Tendō and the county of Higashimurayama...	Toshiaki Endō 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...	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Michihiko Kano (DPJ) 46.2% Toshiaki Endō (LDP) 45.7%
Yamagata 2	Takehiko Endō 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...	LDP	Retired DPJ pickup	Yōsuke Kondō 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... (DPJ) 65.5% Hironori Suzuki (LDP – Kōmeitō) 31.9%
Yamagata 3	Kōichi Katō 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....	LDP	Reelected	Kōichi Katō (LDP) 56.9% Hideo Yoshiizumi (SDP) 35.0%
Fukushima 1	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....	LDP	Defeated	Yōsaburō Ishihara (DPJ) 50.0% Yoshitami Kameoka (LDP – Kōmeitō) 43.8%
Fukushima 2	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...	LDP	Defeated	Kazumi Ōta 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.... (DPJ) 53.5% Takumi Nemoto (LDP – Kōmeitō, JRP) 45.5%
Fukushima 3 Fukushima 3rd district is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It is located in Southern Fukushima and consists of the cities of Shirakawa, Sukagawa, Tamura and the Iwase, Nishishirakawa, Higashishirakawa, Ishikawa and Tamura counties...	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...	DPJ	Reelected	Kōichirō Genba (DPJ) 73.8% 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... (LDP) 26.2%
Fukushima 4	Kōzō 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...	DPJ	Reelected	Kōzō Watanabe (DPJ) 49.4% Atsushi Watanabe (LDP – Kōmeitō) 26.6%
Fukushima 5	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...	LDP	Retired DPJ pickup	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... (DPJ) 59.0% Kōji Sakamoto (LDP – Kōmeitō, JRP) 38.7%
Tōhoku district results total: LDP 5 – DPJ 19 – I 1

PR results in the Tōhoku block
Tohoku proportional representation block
The Tōhoku proportional representation block is one of eleven proportional representation blocks for the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It consists of Tōhoku region, namely the prefectures of Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata and Fukushima...

(14 seats)
Candidate	Status	Candidate	Status	Candidate	Status	Candidate	Status
LDP: 1,491,761 votes (27.9%), 4 seats		DPJ: 2,433,836 votes (45.5%), 7 seats		Kōmeitō: 516,688 votes (9.7%), 1 seat		SDP: 316,635 votes (5.9%), 1 seat
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...	Elected	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...	Elected	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...	Elected	Hideo Yoshiizumi	Elected
Ken'ya Akiba	Elected	Kyōichi Tsushima	Elected	Kaneshige Wakamatsu	–	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...	–
Toshiaki Endō 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...	Elected	Noriko Nakanowatari	Elected	1 more candidate		4 more candidates
Katsutoshi Kaneda	Elected	Miki Wajima	Elected	JCP: 315,201 votes (5.9%), 1 seat		YP: 241,445 votes (4.5%), no seat
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...	–	Kazuo Takamatsu	Elected	Chizuko Takahashi Chizuko Takahashi Chizuko Takahashi is a Japanese politician and member of House of Representatives for the Japanese Communist Party.-References:...	Elected	2 candidates
Yoshitaka Kameoka	–	Chōuemon Kikuchi	Elected	Shizue Miyamoto	–	HRP: 36,295 votes (0.7%), no seat
17 more candidates		Kazuyuki Yamaguchi	Elected	5 more candidates		3 candidates
–		Tamikazu Kawaguchi	–	–
		Ippu Watanabe	–
		1 more candidate

Northern Kantō

District results in the Northern Kantō block
District	Incumbent	Party	Status	Results (only winner & runner-up)
Ibaraki 1	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...	LDP	Defeated	Nobuyuki Fukushima (DPJ) 57.1% Norihiko Akagi (LDP – Kōmeitō) 35.0%
Ibaraki 2	Fukushirō 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....	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Masao Ishizu (DPJ) 49.1% Fukushirō Nukaga (LDP) 47.9%
Ibaraki 3	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...	LDP	Defeated	Toshiaki Koizumi (DPJ) 57.1% Yasuhiro Hanashi (LDP – Kōmeitō) 40.1%
Ibaraki 4 Ibaraki 4th district Ibaraki 4th district is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It is located in Northern Ibaraki and consists of the cities of Hitachinaka, Hitachiōta, Hitachiōmiya , Naka and the Naka and Kuji counties...	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 :...	LDP	Reelected	Hiroshi Kajiyama (LDP) 50.7% Mamoru Takano (DPJ) 47.3%
Ibaraki 5	Akihiro Ōhata 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...	DPJ	Reelected	Akihiro Ōhata (DPJ) 61.3% 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... (LDP) 36.4%
Ibaraki 6	Yūya 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...	LDP	Defeated	Hiroko Ōizumi (DPJ) 54.3% Yūya Niwa (LDP – Kōmeitō) 42.0%
Ibaraki 7	Kishirō 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....	I	Reelected	Kishirō Nakamura (I) 37.0% Kazumi Yanagida (DPJ) 31.5%
Tochigi 1	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...	LDP	Defeated	Hisatsugu Ishimori (DPJ) 54.0% Hajime Funada (LDP – Kōmeitō) 41.3%
Tochigi 2	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...	LDP	Retired DPJ pickup	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... (DPJ) 62.9% Kōya 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... (LDP – Kōmeitō) 35.7%
Tochigi 3	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...	YP	Reelected	Yoshimi Watanabe (YP) 95.3% Katsumi Saitō (HRP) 4.7%
Tochigi 4	Tstutomu Satō 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...	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	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... (DPJ) 51.5% Tsutomu Satō (LDP) 40.2%
Tochigi 5	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...	LDP	Reelected	Toshimitsu Motegi (LDP) 51.7% Yoshitada Tomioka (DPJ) 47.2%
Gunma 1	Gen'ichirō Sata	LDP	Retired (Costa Rica method) DPJ pickup	Takeshi Miyazaki (DPJ) 48.0% Kōji 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... (LDP – Kōmeitō) 43.0%
Gunma 2	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...	LDP	Defeated	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... (DPJ) 51.9% Takashi Sasagawa (LDP – Kōmeitō) 41.2%
Gunma 3	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...	LDP	Defeated	Masaaki Kakinuma (DPJ) 54.0% Yoshio Yatsu (LDP – Kōmeitō) 44.2%
Gunma 4 Gunma 4th district is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It is located in Southern Gunma and consists of the city of Fujioka, the Southern part of Takasaki city as well as Kanna town and Ueno village in Tano county...	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....	LDP	Reelected	Yasuo Fukuda (LDP) 51.9% Yukiko Miyake (DPJ) 45.9%
Gunma 5	Yūko 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....	LDP	Reelected	Yūko Obuchi (LDP) 71.0% Tomihisa Tsuchiya (SDP) 24.7%
Saitama 1	Kōichi 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....	DPJ	Reelected	Kōichi Takemasa (DPJ) 60.9% Zenjirō 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... (LDP – Kōmeitō) 29.0%
Saitama 2	Yoshitaka Shindō 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...	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Katsuyuki Ishida (DPJ) 50.0% Yoshitaka Shindō (LDP) 40.1%
Saitama 3 Saitama 3rd district Saitama 3rd district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It is located in Southeasternn Saitama and consists of the cities of Sōka and Koshigaya...	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...	LDP	Defeated	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... (DPJ) 60.0% Hiroshi Imai (LDP – Kōmeitō) 37.1%
Saitama 4	Chūkō 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...	LDP	Defeated	Hideo Jinpū Hideo Jinpu is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Koga, Ibaraki and graduate of Hosei University, he ran unsuccessfully for the assembly of Ibaraki Prefecture in 1994. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the... (DPJ) 54.2% Chūkō Hayakawa (LDP – Kōmeitō) 33.5%
Saitama 5	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...	DPJ	Reelected	Yukio Edano (DPJ) 59.2% 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... (LDP – Kōmeitō) 38.5%
Saitama 6	Atsushi Ōshima 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 :...	DPJ	Reelected	Atsushi Ōshima (DPJ) 67.6% 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... (LDP) 30.6%
Saitama 7	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...	LDP	Defeated	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... (DPJ) 54.9% Kiyoshi Nakano (LDP – Kōmeitō) 34.5%
Saitama 8	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....	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Masatoshi Onozuka (DPJ) 49.1% Masahiko Shibayama (LDP) 39.1%
Saitama 9	Matsushige Ōno Matsushige Ono is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Sayama, Saitama and high school graduate, he was elected to the assembly of Saitama Prefecture in 1979 where he served for two terms, and then to be the mayor of his hometown...	LDP	Retired DPJ pickup	Fumihiko Igarashi (DPJ) 56.7% Taku Ōtsuka (LDP – Kōmeitō) 41.2%
Saitama 10	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....	LDP	Defeated	Tetsuhisa Matsuzaki Tetsuhisa Matsuzaki is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan and member of the House of Representatives in the Diet , representing the Saitama No. 10 District.... (DPJ) 55.1% Taimei Yamaguchi (LDP – Kōmeitō) 42.5%
Saitama 11	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...	LDP	Defeated	Ryūji Koizumi (I) 70.7% Etsuji Arai (LDP) 25.6%
Saitama 12	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...	LDP	Defeated	Hiranao Honda (DPJ) 57.2% Toshio Kojima (LDP – Kōmeitō) 40.9%
Saitama 13	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...	LDP	Defeated	Yōichirō Morioka (DPJ) 51.5% Shinako Tsuchiya (LDP – Kōmeitō) 36.1%
Saitama 14	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 :*...	LDP	Defeated	Jō Nakano (DPJ) 57.2% Takashi Mitsubayashi (LDP – Kōmeitō) 39.3%
Saitama 15	Ryōsei 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....	LDP	Defeated	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:... (DPJ) 52.1% Ryōsei Tanaka (LDP – Kōmeitō) 37.1%
Northern Kantō district results total: LDP 4 – DPJ 25 – I 2, YP 1

PR results in the Northern Kantō block (20 seats)
Candidate	Status	Candidate	Status	Candidate	Status	Candidate	Status
LDP: 1,945,933 votes (25.8%), 6 seats		DPJ: 3,172,577 votes (42.1%), 10 seats		Kōmeitō: 855,134 votes (11.4%), 2 seats		YP: 597,025 votes (7.9%), 1 seat
Gen'ichirō Sata	Elected	Mamoru Takano	Elected	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...	Elected	Kōichi 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...	Elected
Fukushirō 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....	Elected	Yoshitada Tomioka	Elected	Otohiko Endō 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...	Elected	no more candidates
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,...	Elected	Yukiko Miyake	Elected	Hiroaki Nagasawa	–	JCP: 471,138 votes (6.3%), 1 seat
Yoshitaka Shindō 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...	Elected	Kazumi Yanagida	Elected	Jirō Takahashi	–	Tetsuya Shiokawa Tetsuya Shiokawa Tetsuya Shiokawa is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives for the Japanese Communist Party....	Elected
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....	Elected	Hiroshi Kawaguchi Hiroshi Kawaguchi Hiroshi Kawaguchi was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in 37 films between 1956 and 1983. He was born in Tokyo, Japan.-Filmography:Filmography of Hiroshi Kawaguchi include:...	Elected	no more candidates		Sumiko Ayabe	–
Tsutomu Satō Tsutomu Sato Tsutomu Sato refers to:* Tsutomu Sato - politician* Tsutomu Sato - ophthalmologist* Tsutomu Sato - commanding officer of Japanese battleship FusōSee also: Sato...	Elected	Akira Ishii	Elected	–		Haruko Sakurai	–
Yūya 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...	–	Minoru Nogi	Elected	–		5 more candidates
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....	–	Masaki Nakajima	Elected	SDP: 274,030 votes (3.6%), no seat		PNP: 99,354 votes (1.3%), no seat
18 more candidates		Isao Kuwabara	Elected	3 candidates		1 candidate
–		Tomoko Tamaki	Elected	NPN: 68,191 votes (0.9%), no seat		HRP: 46,867 votes (0.6%), no seat
		Naohiro Tada	–	1 candidate		4 candidates
		no more candidates		–

Southern Kantō

District results in the Southern Kantō block
District	Incumbent	Party	Status	Results (only winner & runner-up)
Chiba 1	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....	LDP	Retired DPJ pickup	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... (DPJ) 56.7% Shōichi Usui (LDP – Kōmeitō) 37.7%
Chiba 2	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...	LDP	Defeated	Yū Kuroda (DPJ) 57.1% Akiko Yamanaka (LDP – Kōmeitō) 33.2%
Chiba 3	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...	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Kazumasa Okajima (DPJ) 55.5% Hirokazu Matsuno (LDP) 42.5%
Chiba 4 Chiba 4th district Chiba 4th district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan . It is located in Western Chiba and covers the city of Funabashi...	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...	DPJ	Reelected	Yoshihiko Noda (DPJ) 53.6% 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.... (LDP – Kōmeitō) 28.3%
Chiba 5	Kentarō 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.-...	LDP	Defeated	Hirotami Murakoshi (DPJ) 49.8% Kentarō Sonoura (LDP – Kōmeitō) 32.5%
Chiba 6	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...	LDP	Defeated	Yukio Ubukata (DPJ) 49.4% Hiromichi Watanabe (LDP – Kōmeitō) 33.0%
Chiba 7	Kazumi Ōta 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....	DPJ	Retired (Moved to Fukushima 2) DPJ hold	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.... (DPJ) 49.1% Ken Saitō (LDP) 40.7%
Chiba 8	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...	LDP	Defeated	Kimiaki Matsuzaki (DPJ) 53.6% Yoshitaka Sakurada (LDP – Kōmeitō) 37.4%
Chiba 9	Ken'ichi Mizuno	LDP	Defeated	Sōichirō Okuno (DPJ) 54.5% Ken'ichi Mizuno (LDP – Kōmeitō) 40.5%
Chiba 10	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...	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Hajime Yatagawa (DPJ) 51.7% Motoo Hayashi (LDP) 47.0%
Chiba 11	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....	LDP	Reelected	Eisuke Mori (LDP) 49.7% Ken'ichi Kaneko (DPJ) 47.9%
Chiba 12	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...	LDP	Reelected	Yasukazu Hamada (LDP) 53.1% Atsushi Chūgo (DPJ) 45.4%
Chiba 13	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...	LDP	Defeated	Yasuhiko Wakai (DPJ) 57.0% Yukio Jitsukawa (LDP – Kōmeitō) 38.9%
Kanagawa 1	Jun Matsumoto Jun Matsumoto , often called by the portmanteau nickname , is a Japanese idol, singer, actor and radio host. He is a member of Japanese boy band Arashi and is best known to Japanese television drama audiences for his portrayal as Tsukasa Dōmyōji in the Hana Yori Dango series, in which he won GQ Japan's Man Of...	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Emiko Nakabayashi (DPJ) 48.1% Jun Matsumoto (LDP) 41.9%
Kanagawa 2	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...	LDP	Reelected	Yoshihide Suga (LDP) 46.5% Kazuya Mimura (DPJ) 46.3%
Kanagawa 3	Hachirō 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 :...	LDP	Defeated	Eiko Okamoto (DPJ) 48.5% Hachirō Okonogi (LDP – Kōmeitō) 34.5%
Kanagawa 4	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...	LDP	Defeated	Kazuyoshi Nagashima (DPJ) 38.0% Keiichirō Asao Keiichiro Asao is a Japanese politician of Your Party, formerly of the Democratic Party of Japan . He was expelled from the DPJ after announcing he would run for a district seat in Kanagawa during the 2009 General election.... (YP) 30.1%
Kanagawa 5	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 :...	LDP	Defeated	Keishō Tanaka (DPJ) 50.9% Manabu Sakai (LDP – Kōmeitō) 37.9%
Kanagawa 6	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...	Kōmeitō	Defeated	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... (DPJ) 51.8% Isamu Ueda (Kōmeitō – LDP, JRP) 37.2%
Kanagawa 7	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...	LDP	Retired DPJ pickup	Nobuhiko Sutō (DPJ) 57.2% Keisuke Suzuki (LDP – Kōmeitō) 40.0%
Kanagawa 8	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...	YP	Reelected	Kenji Eda (YP) 49.1% Makoto Yamazaki (DPJ) 28.4%
Kanagawa 9	Kōichi 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...	YP	Retired (Moved to Northern Kantō) DPJ pickup	Hirofumi Ryū 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... (DPJ) 63.5% Norihiro Nakayama (LDP – Kōmeitō) 24.6%
Kanagawa 10	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...	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Kōriki Jōjima (DPJ) 49.3% Kazunori Tanaka (LDP) 38.2%
Kanagawa 11	Jun'ichirō Koizumi	LDP	Retired LDP hold	Shinjirō Koizumi Shinjirō Koizumi is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party. He is the second son of former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and younger brother of actor Kotaro Koizumi. He was elected into his father's former seat representing the Kanagawa 11th district in 2009.- External links :*... (LDP) 57.1% Katsuhito Yokokume Katsuhito Yokokume is a Japanese Democratic Party of Japan politician and lawyer.- Biography :The son of a truck driver, Yokokume studied law at Tokyo University, graduating in March 2005... (DPJ) 36.6%
Kanagawa 12	Ikuzō 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...	LDP	Defeated	Ikkō Nakatsuka (DPJ) 45.9% Ikuzō Sakurai (LDP – Kōmeitō) 28.9%
Kanagawa 13	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....	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Hidenori Tachibana (DPJ) 46.1% Akira Amari (LDP) 45.5%
Kanagawa 14	Jirō 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...	LDP	Defeated	Kentarō Motomura (DPJ) 55.4% Jirō Akama (LDP – Kōmeitō) 36.8%
Kanagawa 15	Tarō Kōno 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...	LDP	Reelected	Tarō Kōno (LDP) 53.2% Kōichirō Katsumata (DPJ) 40.5%
Kanagawa 16	Zentarō Kamei Zentaro Kamei is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Isehara, Kanagawa and graduate of Keio University, he was elected for the first time in 2006....	LDP	Defeated	Yūichi Gotō (DPJ) 58.8% Zentarō Kamei (LDP – Kōmeitō) 39.7%
Kanagawa 17	Yōhei Kōno 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...	LDP	Retired DPJ pickup	Yōsuke Kamiyama (DPJ) 47.8% Karen Makishima (LDP – Kōmeitō) 36.2%
Kanagawa 18	Daishirō 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...	LDP	Defeated	Takeshi Hidaka (DPJ) 48.8% Daishirō Yamagiwa (LDP – Kōmeitō) 36.4%
Yamanashi 1	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...	DPJ	Reelected	Sakihito Ozawa (DPJ) 49.1% 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... (LDP – Kōmeitō) 30.9%
Yamanashi 2	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....	LDP	Defeated	Takehiro Sakaguchi (DPJ) 37.6% Kōtarō 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... (I) 32.1%
Yamanashi 3	Vacant (last held by 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... )	– (LDP)	DPJ pickup	Hitoshi Gotō 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... (DPJ) 62.7% Jirō 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... (LDP) 35.3%
Southern Kantō district results total: LDP 5 – DPJ 28 – YP 1

PR results in the Southern Kantō block
Southern Kanto proportional representation block
The Southern Kantō proportional representation block is one of eleven proportional representation "blocks", multi-member constituencies for the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It consists of Southern parts of the Kantō region covering Chiba, Kanagawa and Yamanashi prefectures...

(22 seats)
Candidate	Status	Candidate	Status	Candidate	Status	Candidate	Status
LDP: 2,233,560 votes (26.0%), 6 seats		DPJ: 3,695,159 votes (43.0%), 11 seats		Kōmeitō: 862,427 votes (10.0%), 2 seats		YP: 605,358 votes (7.0%), 1 seat
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....	Elected	Kazuya Mimura	Elected	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....	Elected	Keiichirō Asao Keiichiro Asao is a Japanese politician of Your Party, formerly of the Democratic Party of Japan . He was expelled from the DPJ after announcing he would run for a district seat in Kanagawa during the 2009 General election....	Elected
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...	Elected	Ken'ichi Kaneko	Elected	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....	Elected	Kō Tanaka	–
Jun Matsumoto Jun Matsumoto , often called by the portmanteau nickname , is a Japanese idol, singer, actor and radio host. He is a member of Japanese boy band Arashi and is best known to Japanese television drama audiences for his portrayal as Tsukasa Dōmyōji in the Hana Yori Dango series, in which he won GQ Japan's Man Of...	Elected	Atsushi Chūgo	Elected	Kazufumi Taniguchi	–	3 more candidates
Ken Saitō	Elected	Kōichirō Katsumata	Elected	2 more candidates		JCP: 601,299 votes (7.0%), 1 seat
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...	Elected	Katsuhito Yokokume Katsuhito Yokokume is a Japanese Democratic Party of Japan politician and lawyer.- Biography :The son of a truck driver, Yokokume studied law at Tokyo University, graduating in March 2005...	Elected	SDP: 369,754 votes (4.3%), 1 seat		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...	Elected
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...	Elected	Makoto Yamazaki	Elected	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...	Elected	Kimie Hatano	–
Karen Makishima	–	Hirohisa Fujii Hirohisa Fujii is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet and Secretary General of the Democratic Party of Japan . A native of Tokyo, graduate of the University of Tokyo and former official of the Ministry of Finance, he was elected to the House of Councilors for the...	Elected	Keiko Ueda	–	8 more candidates
Daishirō 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...	–	Tomohiko Mizuno	Elected	1 more candidate		–
27 more candidates		Mitsuji Ishida	Elected	PNP: 102,992 votes (1.2%), no seat		NPN: 79,792 votes (0.9%), no seat
–		Tsuyoshi Saitō	Elected	1 candidate		1 candidate
		Shino Aihara	Elected	HRP: 44,162 votes (0.5%), no seat		–
		Kenji Yamaguchi	–	5 candidates
		Kazutaka Enomoto	–	–
		1 more candidate		–

Tōkyō

District results in the Tōkyō block
District	Incumbent	Party	Status	Results (only winner & runner-up)
Tōkyō 1	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...	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Banri Kaieda Banri Kaieda is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan. He was named after , a Japanese translational name for the Great Wall of China, and later began learning the Chinese language after entering Keio University.... (DPJ) 47.4% Kaoru Yosano (LDP) 43.5%
Tōkyō 2	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....	LDP	Defeated	Yoshikatsu Nakayama (DPJ) 51.0% Takasahi Fukaya (LDP – Kōmeitō) 36.3%
Tōkyō 3 Tokyo 3rd district The is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan . It is located in Tokyo and covers parts of the former city of Tokyo and Tokyo's outlying islands. The district consists of the wards of Shinagawa and parts of Ōta, the towns of Ōshima and Hachijō and the villages of...	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...	LDP	Defeated	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... (DPJ) 52.2% Hirotaka Ishihara (LDP – Kōmeitō) 38.8%
Tōkyō 4	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....	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Norihiko Fujita (DPJ) 37.5% Masaaki Taira (LDP) 35.1%
Tōkyō 5	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...	LDP	Retired DPJ pickup	Yoshio Tezuka (DPJ) 50.3% Yukari Satō 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... (LDP – Kōmeitō) 40.8%
Tōkyō 6	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...	LDP	Defeated	Yōko 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... (DPJ) 56.4% Takao Ochi (LDP – Kōmeitō) 33.3%
Tōkyō 7	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...	LDP	Defeated	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... (DPJ) 61.3% Fumiaki Matsumoto (LDP – Kōmeitō) 29.1%
Tōkyō 8	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...	LDP	Reelected	Nobuteru Ishihara (LDP) 49.9% 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.... (SDP – DPJ, PNP) 39.5%
Tōkyō 9	Isshū 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...	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Takatane Kiuchi (DPJ) 47.2% Isshū Sugawara (LDP) 42.5%
Tōkyō 10	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...	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Takako Ebata (DPJ) 47.2% Yuriko Koike (LDP) 43.3%
Tōkyō 11	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...	LDP	Reelected	Hakubun Shimomura (LDP) 42.4% Yoshifu Arita (NPN – DPJ) 41.1%
Tōkyō 12	Akihiro Ōta 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...	Kōmeitō	Defeated	Ai Aoki Ai Aoki is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Tokyo and graduate of Chiba University, she was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007 after running unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in... (DPJ) 45.2% Akihiro Ōta (Kōmeitō – LDP, JRP) 41.4%
Tōkyō 13	Ichirō 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...	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Tairō Hirayama (DPJ) 44.9% Ichirō Hirayama (LDP) 43.7%
Tōkyō 14	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...	LDP	Defeated	Taketsuke Kimura (DPJ) 47.8% Midori Matsushima (LDP – Kōmeitō) 40.5%
Tōkyō 15	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...	LDP	Defeated	Shōzō Azuma (DPJ) 42.4% Ben Kimura (LDP – Kōmeitō) 32.3%
Tōkyō 16	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...	LDP	Defeated	Akihiro Hatsushika (DPJ) 47.3% Yoshinobu Shimamura (LDP – Kōmeitō) 41.9%
Tōkyō 17 Tokyo 17th district Tokyo 17th district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan . It is located in eastern mainland Tokyo and covers northeastern parts of the former city of Tokyo. The district consists of Katsushika and parts of Edogawa ward...	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...	LDP	Reelected	Katsuei Hirasawa 51.4 % Kumiko Hayakawa Kumiko Hayakawa is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . She was elected for the first time in 2009. A native of Katsushika, Tokyo, She attended California State University, Sacramento.... (DPJ) 39.6%
Tōkyō 18	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...	DPJ	Reelected	Naoto Kan (DPJ) 59.5% 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... (LDP – Kōmeitō) 32.1%
Tōkyō 19	Yōhei 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...	LDP	Defeated	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... (DPJ) 55.0% Yōhei Matsumoto (LDP – Kōmeitō) 34.1%
Tōkyō 20	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....	LDP	Defeated	Kōichi Katō 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.... (DPJ) 51.2% Seiji Kihara (LDP – Kōmeitō) 36.0%
Tōkyō 21	Yūichi 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...	LDP	Defeated	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... (DPJ) 57.6% Yūichi Ogawa (LDP – Kōmeitō) 32.2%
Tōkyō 22	Tatsuya Itō 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...	LDP	Defeated	Ikuo Yamahana (DPJ) 50.6% Tatsuya Itō (LDP – Kōmeitō) 38.3%
Tōkyō 23	Kōsuke Itō 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...	LDP	Defeated	Mari Kushibuchi (DPJ) 54.4% Kōsuke Itō (LDP – Kōmeitō) 35.1%
Tōkyō 24	Kōichi 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...	LDP	Defeated	Yukihiko Akutsu (DPJ) 49.5% Kōichi Hagiuda (LDP – Kōmeitō) 40.5%
Tōkyō 25 Tokyo 25th district Tōkyō 25th district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It is located in Western mainland Tokyo and covers, aside from the Izu and Ogasawara islands , the most rural parts of the prefecture: the cities of Ōme, Fussa, Akiruno, Hamura and the Nishitama county...	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...	LDP	Reelected	Shinji Inoue (LDP) 52.5% Tarō Masago (PNP – DPJ, SDP) 23.9%
Tōkyō district results total: LDP 4 – DPJ 21

PR results in the Tōkyō block
Tokyo proportional representation block
The Tōkyō proportional representation block is one of eleven proportional representation "blocks", multi-member constituencies for the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It consists solely of the prefecture of Tokyo making it one of two blocks covering only one prefecture, the other...

(17 seats)
Candidate	Status	Candidate	Status	Candidate	Status	Candidate	Status
LDP: 1,764,696 votes (25.5%), 5 seats		DPJ: 2,839,081 votes (41.0%), 8 seats		Kōmeitō: 717,199 votes (10.4%), 2 seats		JCP: 665,462 votes (9.6%), 1 seat
Ichirō 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...	Elected	Kumiko Hayakawa Kumiko Hayakawa is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . She was elected for the first time in 2009. A native of Katsushika, Tokyo, She attended California State University, Sacramento....	Elected	Yōsuke 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:*...	Elected	Akira Kasai Akira Kasai is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives for the Japanese Communist Party....	Elected
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....	Elected	Mitsuaki Takeda	Elected	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:...	Elected	Tomoyuki Tanigawa	–
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...	Elected	Eiko Ishige	Elected	Tomio Yoshida	–	2 more candidates
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...	Elected	Kōki Kobayashi	Elected	1 more candidate		YP: 419,903 votes (6.1%), 1 seat
Isshū 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...	Elected	Kōichi Yoshida	Elected	–		Mito Kakizawa	Elected
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...	–	Tomotarō Kawashima	Elected	–		no more candidates
Kōichi 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...	–	Hirosato Nakatsugawa	Elected	SDP: 299,032 votes (4.3%), no seat		NPN: 100,381 votes (1.4%), no seat
19 more candidates		Kōichirō Watanabe	Elected	2 candidates		2 candidates
–		Shigeko Shinohara	–	PNP: 86,046 votes (1.2%), no seat		HRP: 35,667 votes (0.5%), no seat
–		no more candidates		2 candidates		7 candidates

Hokuriku-Shin'etsu

District results in the Hokuriku-Shin'etsu block
District	Incumbent	Party	Status	Results (only winner & runner-up)
Niigata 1	Chinami Nishimura Chinami Nishimura is a Japanese voice actress who has voiced characters in both the Japanese and English-dubbed versions of Pokémon. Nishimura was born in Chiba Prefecture...	DPJ	Reelected	Chinami Nishimura (DPJ) 60.1% 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... (LDP – Kōmeitō, JRP) 32.2%
Niigata 2	Motohiko Kondō 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...	LDP	Defeated	Eiichirō 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.... (DPJ) 52.3% Motohiko Kondō (LDP – Kōmeitō, JRP) 37.0%
Niigata 3	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:*...	LDP	Defeated	Takahiro Kuroiwa (DPJ) 66.0% Yamato Inaba (LDP – Kōmeitō, JRP) 32.8%
Niigata 4	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...	DPJ	Reelected	Makiko Kikuta (DPJ) 62.5% Yōji Kurihara (LDP – Kōmeitō, JRP) 35.9%
Niigata 5	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...	DPJ	Reelected	Makiko Tanaka (DPJ) 49.1% Ryūichi Yoneyama (LDP – Kōmeitō, JRP) 41.1%
Niigata 6	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...	DPJ	Reelected	Nobutaka Tsutsui (DPJ) 55.4% Shūichi Takatori (LDP – Kōmeitō, JRP) 39.7%
Toyama 1	Jin'en Nagase	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	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.... (DPJ) 49.9% Jin'en Nagase (LDP) 45.3%
Toyama 2	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...	LDP	Reelected	Mitsuhiro Miyakoshi (LDP) 57.8% Sōichi Fujii (SDP – DPJ, PNP) 40.2%
Toyama 3	Tamisuke Watanuki Tamisuke Watanuki Tamisuke Watanuki is a Japanese politician from the Toyama Prefecture. He started his own export-import company at age 28....	PNP	Retired (Moved to PR) LDP pickup	Keiichirō Tachibana (LDP) 45.9% Yoshihiko Aimoto (I – DPJ, SDP) 36.0%
Ishikawa 1	Hiroshi Hase	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Ken Okuda (DPJ) 49.2% Hiroshi Hase (LDP) 45.8%
Ishikawa 2	Yoshirō 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...	LDP	Reelected	Yoshirō Mori (LDP) 50.2% Emiko Tanaka (DPJ) 48.4%
Ishikawa 3	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...	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Kazuya Kondō (DPJ) 49.9% Shigeo Kitamura (LDP) 48.8%
Fukui 1	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 :...	LDP	Reelected	Tomomi Inada (LDP) 50.0% Ryūzō 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... (DPJ) 45.6%
Fukui 2	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...	LDP	Reelected	Taku Yamamoto (LDP) 49.7% 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.... (DPJ) 48.8%
Fukui 3	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....	LDP	Reelected	Tsuyoshi Takagi (LDP) 50.8% Iaso Matsumiya (DPJ) 46.7%
Nagano 1	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...	LDP	Defeated	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... (DPJ) 51.3% Kenji Kosaka (LDP – Kōmeitō) 39.4%
Nagano 2	Mitsu Shimojō 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....	DPJ	Reelected	Mitsu Shimojō (DPJ) 55.9% Shunsuke Mutai (LDP – Kōmeitō) 27.9%
Nagano 3	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...	DPJ	Reelected	Tsutomu Hata (DPJ) 47.5% Tadao Iwasaki (LDP – Kōmeitō) 36.5%
Nagano 4	Shigeyuki Gotō 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...	LDP	Defeated	Kōji Yazaki (DPJ) 56.3% Shigeyuki Gotō (LDP – Kōmeitō) 33.4%
Nagano 5	Ichirō 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...	LDP	Defeated	Gaku Katō (DPJ) 46.9% Ichirō Miyashita (LDP – Kōmeitō) 40.2%
Hokuriku-Shin'etsu district results total: LDP 6 – DPJ 14

PR results in the Hokuriku-Shin'etsu block (11 seats)
LDP: 1,333,082 votes (29.5%), 4 seats		DPJ: 2,007,770 votes (44.4%), 6 seats		Kōmeitō: 333,084 votes (7.4%), 1 seat		JCP: 274,816 votes (6.1%), no seat
Candidate	Status	Candidate	Status	Candidate	Status	6 candidates
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.-...	Elected	Masaki Itokawa	Elected	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...	Elected	–
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...	Elected	Emiko Tanaka	Elected	Kōichi Tajima	–
Hiroshi Hase	Elected	Isao Matsuyama	Elected	no more candidate
Jin'en Nagase	Elected	Ryūzō 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...	Elected	PNP: 240,333 votes (5.3%), no seat		SDP: 225,992 votes (5.0%), no seat
Ichirō 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...	–	Tetsuo Kutsukake Tetsuo Kutsukake is a Japanese politician. He was named Minister of State,Chairman of National Public Safety Commission on October 31, 2005.-Source:http://www.senkyo.janjan.jp/bin/candidate/profile/profile.php?id=60171...	Elected	2 candidates		5 candidates
Ryūichi Yoneyama	–	Seizō Wakaizumi	Elected	NPN: 73,614 votes (1.6%), no seat		HRP: 32,312 votes (0.7%), no seat
9 more candidates		Shigeo Miura	–	1 candidate		4 candidates
–		Hiroaki Takei	–	–
–		no more candidates		–

Tōkai

District results in the Tōkai block
District	Incumbent	Party	Status	Results (only winner & runner-up)
Gifu 1	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...	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Masanao Shibahashi (DPJ) 50.0% Seiko Noda (LDP) 44.5%
Gifu 2	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....	LDP	Reelected	Yasufumi Tanahashi (LDP) 54.2% Ben Hashimoto (DPJ) 43.9%
Gifu 3	Yōji Mutō 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...	LDP	Defeated	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... (DPJ) 57.4% Yōji Mutō (LDP – Kōmeitō) 40.4%
Gifu 4	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...	LDP	Reelected	Kazuyoshi Kaneko (LDP) 52.9% Masato Imai (DPJ) 45.0%
Gifu 5	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....	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Yoshinobu Achiha (DPJ) 53.2% Keiji Furuya (LDP) 46.8%
Shizuoka 1	Yōko 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....	LDP	Defeated	Seishū Makino (DPJ) 47.3% Yōko Kamikawa (LDP – Kōmeitō) 37.6%
Shizuoka 2	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...	LDP	Defeated	Shōgo Tsugawa (DPJ) 58.4% Yoshitsugu Harada (LDP – Kōmeitō) 39.9%
Shizuoka 3	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....	LDP	Defeated	Nobuhiro Koyama (DPJ) 57.4% Hakuo Yanagisawa (LDP – Kōmeitō) 40.6%
Shizuoka 4	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...	LDP	Defeated	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... (DPJ) 54.6% Yoshio Mochizuki (LDP – Kōmeitō) 44.3%
Shizuoka 5	Gōshi 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...	DPJ	Reelected	Gōshi Hosono (DPJ) 59.0% Toshitsugu Saitō 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... (LDP – Kōmeitō) 39.0%
Shizuoka 6	Shū 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...	DPJ	Reelected	Shū Watanabe (DPJ) 66.5% 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.... (LDP – Kōmeitō) 31.5%
Shizuoka 7	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....	LDP	Defeated	Minoru Kiuchi (I) 52.1% Takeshi Saiki (DPJ) 25.4%
Shizuoka 8	Ryū 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...	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Susumu Saitō (DPJ) 48.9% Ryū Shionoya (LDP) 45.4%
Aichi 1	Vacant (last held by 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 :... )	– (DPJ)	DPJ pickup/hold	Yūko Satō Yuko Sato is a Japanese voice actress.-Anime voice roles::Agent Aika as White Delmo RAnimal Yokocho as Issa... (DPJ) 54.4% Yōsuke 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... (LDP – Kōmeitō) 35.0%
Aichi 2	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...	DPJ	Reelected	Motohisa Furukawa (DPJ) 66.6% Misako Miyahara (LDP – Kōmeitō) 23.9%
Aichi 3	Shōichi Kondō 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 :...	DPJ	Reelected	Shōichi Kondō (DPJ) 62.2% Tatsuhari Miwatari (LDP – Kōmeitō) 27.8%
Aichi 4	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....	DPJ	Reelected	Yoshio Maki (DPJ) 57.3% 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... (LDP – Kōmeitō) 28.5%
Aichi 5	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...	LDP	Retired DPJ pickup	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... (DPJ) 62.0% Mutsumi Teranishi (LDP – Kōmeitō) 34.9%
Aichi 6 Aichi 6th district Aichi 6th district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan . It is located in Northwestern Aichi and consists of the cities of Kasugai, Inuyama and Komaki, part of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area around Nagoya...	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...	LDP	Defeated	Yoshihiro Ishida (DPJ) 58.9% Hideki Niwa (LDP – Kōmeitō) 35.9%
Aichi 7	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...	LDP	Defeated	Shiori Yamao (DPJ) 61.1% Junji Suzuki (LDP – Kōmeitō) 36.5%
Aichi 8	Tadahiko Itō 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...	LDP	Defeated	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... (DPJ) 60.2% Tadahiko Itō (LDP – Kōmeitō) 38.1%
Aichi 9	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...	LDP	Defeated	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... (DPJ) 62.4% Toshiki Kaifu (LDP – Kōmeitō) 34.7%
Aichi 10	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...	LDP	Defeated	Kazumi Sugimoto (DPJ) 60.7% Tetsuma Esaki (LDP – Kōmeitō) 36.5%
Aichi 11	Shin'ichirō Furumoto	DPJ	Reelected	Shin'ichirō Furumoto (DPJ) 64.0% 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... (LDP – Kōmeitō) 33.0%
Aichi 12	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...	LDP	Defeated	Yasuhiro Nakane (DPJ) 55.4% Seiken Sugiura (LDP – Kōmeitō) 37.4%
Aichi 13	Hideaki Ōmura 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...	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Kensuke Ōnishi (DPJ) 53.8% Hideaki Ōmura (LDP) 44.8%
Aichi 14	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....	DPJ	Reelected	Katsumasa Suzuki (DPJ) 60.7% 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... (LDP – Kōmeitō) 36.6%
Aichi 15	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...	LDP	Defeated	Kazuyoshi Morimoto (DPJ) 52.9% Akihiko Yamamoto (LDP – Kōmeitō) 39.5%
Mie 1	Jirō 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....	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	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... (DPJ) 53.5% Jirō Kawasaki (LDP) 44.5%
Mie 2	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...	DPJ	Reelected	Masaharu Nakagawa (DPJ) 61.8% Eikei Suzuki (LDP – Kōmeitō) 32.0%
Mie 3 Mie 3rd district Mie 3rd district is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It covers Northern parts of Mie, namely parts of Yokkaichi, the cities of Kuwana and Inabe and the counties of Kuwana, Inabe and Mie...	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....	DPJ	Reelected	Katsuya Okada (DPJ) 72.2% Kōichi 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,... (LDP – Kōmeitō) 26.1%
Mie 4	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:...	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	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... (DPJ) 50.4% Norihisa Tamura (LDP) 48.5%
Mie 5	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...	LDP	Reelected	Norio Mitsuya (LDP) 49.9% Daisuke Fujita (DPJ) 48.6%
Tōkai district results total: LDP 3 – DPJ 29 – I 1

PR results in the Tōkai block (21 seats)
Candidate	Status	Candidate	Status	Candidate	Status	Candidate	Status
LDP: 2,182,422 votes (26.1%), 6 seats		DPJ: 3,864,328 votes (46.3%), 12 seats		Kōmeitō: 891,158 votes (10.7%), 2 seats		JCP: 486,974 votes (5.8%), 1 seat
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:...	Elected	Daisuke Fujita	Elected	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....	Elected	Kenshō Sasaki Kensho Sasaki is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives for the Japanese Communist Party....	Elected
Ryū 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...	Elected	Masato Imai	Elected	Yoshinori Ōguchi 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....	Elected	Yukiko Seko	–
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...	Elected	Ben Hashimoto	Elected	Wataru Itō 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...	–	5 more candidates
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....	Elected	Takeshi Saiki	Elected	2 more candidates		–
Hideaki Ōmura 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...	Elected Resigned in 2011	Tamiko Kasahara	Elected	YP: 404,411 votes (4.8%), no seat		SDP: 264,957 votes (3.2%), no seat
Jirō 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....	Elected	Tadashi Kanamori	Elected	1 candidate		2 candidates
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...	Elected in 2011	Ryōji Yamada	Elected	PNP: 130,212 votes (1.6%), no seat		NPN: 72,485 votes (0.9%), no seat
Yōko 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....	–	Tsunehiko Yoshida	Elected	2 candidates		1 candidate
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...	–	Nobuaki Miwa	Elected	HRP: 57,222 votes (0.7%), no seat		–
18 more candidates		Masae Kobayashi	Elected	5 candidates		–
–		Masahiro Ōyama	Elected	–
		Kayoko Isogai	Elected
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Kinki

District results in the Kinki block
District	Incumbent	Party	Status	Results (only winner & runner-up)
Shiga 1	Ken'ichirō Ueno	LDP	Defeated	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... (DPJ) 51.9% Ken'ichirō Ueno (LDP – Kōmeitō) 37.9%
Shiga 2	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...	DPJ	Reelected	Issei Tajima (DPJ) 61.0% Yūji 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... (LDP – Kōmeitō) 37.2%
Shiga 3	Taizō 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....	DPJ	Reelected	Taizō Mikazuki (DPJ) 60.8% 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... (LDP – Kōmeitō) 32.3%
Shiga 4	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....	LDP	Retired DPJ pickup	Tenzō 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... (DPJ) 57.0% Tatsuya Mutō (LDP – Kōmeitō) 30.7%
Kyōto 1	Bunmei Ibuki Bunmei Ibuki is a Japanese politician. He is a Member of the House of Representatives serving the constituency of Kyoto Prefecture, 1st district, where, as of October 2006, he has been elected eight times. He was the Secretary General of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party from 2007 to 2008...	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Tomoyuki Taira (DPJ) 43.0% Bunmei Ibuki (LDP) 33.3%
Kyōto 2 Kyoto 2nd district Kyōto 2nd district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It is located in central Kyoto and consists of the Kyoto city wards of Sakyō, Higashiyama and Yamashina...	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...	DPJ	Reelected	Seiji Maehara (DPJ) 57.5% 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... (LDP – Kōmeitō) 24.3%
Kyōto 3 Kyoto 3rd district Kyōto 3rd district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It is located in South central Kyoto and consists of Kyoto city's Fushimi ward, the cities of Mukō and Nagaokakyō and the town of Ōyamazaki...	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...	DPJ	Reelected	Kenta Izumi (DPJ) 54.6% Kōichirō 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... (LDP – Kōmeitō) 30.5%
Kyōto 4	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...	LDP	Defeated	Keirō Kitagawa (DPJ) 41.2% Hideo Tanaka (I) 33.5%
Kyōto 5	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,...	LDP	Reelected	Sadakazu Tanigaki (LDP) 46.5% Mai Ohara (DPJ) 42.8%
Kyōto 6	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...	DPJ	Reelected	Kazunori Yamanoi (DPJ) 57.4% Kyōko 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.-... (LDP – Kōmeitō) 30.0%
Ōsaka 1	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...	LDP	Defeated	Atsushi Kumada (DPJ) 50.8% Kōki Chūma (LDP – Kōmeitō) 33.9%
Ōsaka 2	Shika Kawajō 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...	LDP	Defeated	Hitoshi Hagihara (DPJ) 40.1% Akira Satō Akira Sato was a Japanese photographer noted for his photographs of girls and of Europe.Satō was born on 30 July 1930 in Tokyo. While a student of economics at Yokohama National University he was an avid reader of Life and other photographic and fashion magazines at the American CIE library in Hibiya. He... (I) 31.8%
Ōsaka 3	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....	Kōmeitō	Defeated	Masazumi Nakajima (DPJ) 44.7% Masahiro Tabata (Kōmeitō – LDP, JRP) 39.6%
Ōsaka 4	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...	LDP	Defeated	Osamu Yoshida (DPJ) 40.1% Yasuhide Nakayama (LDP – Kōmeitō) 37.0%
Ōsaka 5	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:...	Kōmeitō	Defeated	Tetsuo Inami (DPJ) 46.7% Takayoshi Taniguchi (Kōmeitō – LDP, JRP) 37.6%
Ōsaka 6	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...	Kōmeitō	Defeated	Fumiyoshi Murakami (DPJ) 43.3% Yutaka Fukushima (Kōmeitō – LDP, JRP) 42.6%
Ōsaka 7 Osaka 7th district Ōsaka 7th district is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the national Diet of Japan. It is located in Northern central Ōsaka and covers the cities of Suita and Settsu...	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...	LDP	Defeated	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... (DPJ) 52.9% Naomi Tokashiki (LDP – Kōmeitō) 37.0%
Ōsaka 8	Takashi Ōtsuka 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...	LDP	Defeated	Kansei Nakano Kansei Nakano is a Japanese politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party of Japan and the Vice-Speaker of the Lower House of the Diet.Nakano was born in 1940 in Nagasaki. At age four, he experienced the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. In 1963, he graduated from the Law Department of Kansai University.Beginning... (DPJ) 53.3% Takashi Ōtsuka (LDP – Kōmeitō) 35.9%
Ōsaka 9	Kenji Harada	LDP	Defeated	Nobumori Ōtani (DPJ) 51.0% Kenji Harada (LDP – Kōmeitō) 33.2%
Ōsaka 10	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...	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	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.... (SDP) 50.5% Kenta Matsunami (LDP) 39.2%
Ōsaka 11	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...	DPJ	Reelected	Hirofumi Hirano (DPJ) 59.5% 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... (LDP) 26.8%
Ōsaka 12	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...	LDP	Defeated	Shinji Tarutoko Shinji Tarutoko is a Japanese democratic politician. In June 2010, he declared his intention to run against Naoto Kan for the leadership of the Democratic Party of Japan; had he won, he would have become the next Prime Minister of Japan... (DPJ) 53.2% Tomokatsu Kitagawa (LDP – Kōmeitō) 36.1%
Ōsaka 13	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...	LDP	Reelected	Akira Nishino (LDP) 43.5% Junko Shiraishi (PNP – DPJ, SDP, NPN) 36.5%
Ōsaka 14	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....	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Takashi Nagao (DPJ) 48.4% Takashi Tanihata (LDP) 37.1%
Ōsaka 15	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....	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Kei Ōtani (DPJ) 46.8% Naokazu Takemoto (LDP) 40.8%
Ōsaka 16	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...	Kōmeitō	Defeated	Hiroyuki Moriyama Hiroyuki Moriyama Hiroyuki Moriyama is a Japanese-born artist living in France since 1964 Moriyama left his native Kumamoto prefecture in 1963.- Select works :* 2003 -- , Kumamoto, Japan.- External links :* Orange, Vaucluse:... (DPJ) 48.0% Kazuo Kitagawa (Kōmeitō – LDP, JRP) 40.6%
Ōsaka 17	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...	LDP	Defeated	Megumu Tsuji (DPJ) 43.1% Nobuko Okashita (LDP – Kōmeitō) 30.3%
Ōsaka 18	Tarō 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...	LDP	Defeated	Osamu Nakagawa (DPJ) 48.6% Tarō Nakayama (LDP – Kōmeitō) 38.4%
Ōsaka 19	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 :...	DPJ	Reelected	Takashi Nagayasu (DPJ) 55.6% Kenshirō 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... (LDP – Kōmeitō) 35.7%
Hyōgo 1	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...	LDP	Defeated	Masae Ido (DPJ) 48.6% Masahito Moriyama (LDP – Kōmeitō) 32.3%
Hyōgo 2	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....	Kōmeitō	Defeated	Kōichi Mukoyama (DPJ) 48.9% Kazuyoshi Akaba (Kōmeitō – LDP, JRP) 38.9%
Hyōgo 3	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....	LDP	Defeated	Ryūichi 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... (DPJ) 50.0% Yoshihiro Seki (LDP – Kōmeitō) 33.1%
Hyōgo 4	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...	LDP	Defeated	Shōichi Takahashi (DPJ) 51.6% Kiichi Inoue (LDP – Kōmeitō) 37.3%
Hyōgo 5	Kōichi 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:...	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Yasuhiro Kajiwara (DPJ) 55.0% Kōichi Tani (LDP) 42.2%
Hyōgo 6	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,...	LDP	Defeated	Kōichirō 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.-... (DPJ) 55.6% Tsukasa Kobiki (LDP – Kōmeitō) 33.4%
Hyōgo 7	Shigeo Ōmae 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...	LDP	Defeated	Toshirō Ishii (DPJ) 58.6% Shigeo Ōmae (LDP – Kōmeitō) 30.2%
Hyōgo 8	Tetsuzō 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 ...	Kōmeitō	Defeated	Yasuo Tanaka Yasuo Tanaka is a Japanese novelist and politician. He served as the governor of Nagano prefecture from 2000 to 2006, became president of New Party Nippon and has been elected to Japan's legislatures.- Early life :... (NPN) 42.2% Tetsuzō Fuyushiba (Kōmeitō – LDP, JRP) 41.3%
Hyōgo 9	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...	LDP	Reelected	Yasutoshi Nishimura (LDP) 60.6% Ichizō Miyamoto (PNP – DPJ) 34.0%
Hyōgo 10	Kisaburō 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:*...	LDP	Defeated	Yasuhiro Okada (DPJ) 58.0% Kisaburō Tokai (LDP – Kōmeitō) 40.4%
Hyōgo 11 Hyogo 11th district Hyogo 11th district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It is located in Southwestern Hyōgo and consists of the city of Himeji without the former towns of Ieshima, Yumesaki, Kōdera and Yasutomi that are part of the 12th district...	Tōru 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:*...	LDP	Defeated	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... (DPJ) 61.3% Tōru Toida (LDP – Kōmeitō) 36.2%
Hyōgo 12	Saburō Kōmoto 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...	LDP	Defeated	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... (DPJ) 55.9% Saburō Kōmoto (LDP – Kōmeitō) 42.6%
Nara 1	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...	DPJ	Reelected	Sumio Mabuchi (DPJ) 60.7% Masahiro Morioka Masahiro Morioka Masahiro Morioka is a Japanese philosopher, who has contributed to the fields of philosophy of life, bioethics, gender studies, media theory, and civilization studies. He is a professor of philosophy and ethics at Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka, Japan... (LDP – Kōmeitō) 30.9%
Nara 2	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...	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	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.... (DPJ) 46.5% Sanae Takaichi (LDP – Kōmeitō) 44.7%
Nara 3	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....	LDP	Defeated	Masahige Yoshikawa (DPJ) 54.7% Shinsuke Okuno (LDP – Kōmeitō) 37.0%
Nara 4	Ryōtarō 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...	LDP	Reelected	Ryōtarō Tanose (LDP) 49.7% Takanori Ōnishi (DPJ) 48.7%
Wakayama 1	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...	LDP	Defeated	Shūhei Kishimoto (DPJ) 58.1% Tatsuya Tanimoto (LDP – Kōmeitō) 34.9%
Wakayama 2	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...	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Naoto Sakaguchi (DPJ) 54.8% Masatoshi Ishida (LDP) 43.4%
Wakayama 3	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....	LDP	Reelected	Toshihiro Nikai (LDP) 52.1% Kimiyoshi Tamaki (DPJ) 45.4%
Kinki district results total: LDP 5 – DPJ 41, SDP 1, PNP 1

Note that due to undernomination and disqualifications of PR candidates concurrently running in a district but failing to obtain one tenth of the district vote, several seats in Kinki were reassigned from the original d'Hondt distribution according to vote shares; the number of seats each party would have received under the original distribution is given in parentheses.

PR results in the Kinki block (29 seats)
Candidate	Status	Candidate	Status	Candidate	Status	Candidate	Status
LDP: 2,592,451 votes (23.2%), (7→)9 seats		DPJ: 4,733,415 votes (42.4%), (13→)11 seats		Kōmeitō: 1,449,170 votes (13.0%), (4→)5 seats		JCP: 1,067,443 votes (9.6%), 3 seats
Mitsue Kondō 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 :...	Elected	Takanori Ōnishi	Elected	Yasuko Ikenobō 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...	Elected	Keiji Kokuta Keiji Kokuta is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives for the Japanese Communist Party....	Elected
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...	Elected	Mai Ohara	Elected	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...	Elected	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...	Elected
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...	Elected	Kimiyoshi Tamaki	Elected	Shigeki Satō Shigeki Sato is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, .Sato has performed for numerous Japanese promotions as well as American promotions such as Extreme Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation and Ring of Honor...	Elected	Takeshi Miyamoto	Elected
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....	Elected	Hideko Muroi	Elected	Yuzuru Takeuchi	Elected	Keiko Seto	–
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...	Elected	Sadatoshi Kumagai	Elected	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...	Elected	2 more qualified candidates
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...	Elected	Hiroshi Hamamoto	Elected	Mitsutomo Sakiyama	–	–
Bunmei Ibuki Bunmei Ibuki is a Japanese politician. He is a Member of the House of Representatives serving the constituency of Kyoto Prefecture, 1st district, where, as of October 2006, he has been elected eight times. He was the Secretary General of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party from 2007 to 2008...	Elected	Yoshihiko Watanabe	Elected	1 more candidate		–
Kōichi 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:...	Elected	Mitsue Kawakami	Elected Resigned in 2010	YP: 465,591 votes (4.2%), (1→)0 seat		SDP: 411,092 votes (3.7%), 1 seat
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....	Elected	Hirotaka Matsuoka	Elected	Kōichi Yoshino	DQ	Banko Ichiki	DQ
Saburō Kōmoto 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...	–	Juntarō Toyoda	Elected	no more candidates		Takakage Fujita	DQ
Ken'ichirō Ueno	–	Toshikazu Higuchi	Elected	–		Ryōichi Hattori Ryoichi Hattori was a Japanese pop and jazz composer. Katsuhisa Hattori is his son. He had a great influence on Japanese pop and was awarded the People's Honor Award. Japanese jazz was downtrodden during World War II, but he created a jazz boom in Japan after the war. He composed many songs for various artists...	Elected
29 more candidates		no more candidates (1 vacant seat since 2010)		–		no more candidates
PNP: 169,380 votes (1.5%), no seat		NPN: 133,708 votes (1.2%), no seat		HRP: 80,529 votes (0.7%), no seat		JRP: 58,141 votes (0.5%), no seat
2 candidates		1 candidate		7 candidates		1 candidate

Chūgoku

District results in the Chūgoku block
District	Incumbent	Party	Status	Results (only winner & runner-up)
Tottori 1 Tottori 1st district Tottori 1st district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It covers roughly the Eastern half of Tottori and consists of the cities of Tottori and Kurayoshi and the counties of Iwami, Yazu as well as the towns of Yurihama and Misasa in Tōhaku District...	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....	LDP	Reelected	Shigeru Ishiba (LDP) 62.0% Yasuaki Okuda (DPJ – PNP) 33.3%
Tottori 2	Ryōsei 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...	LDP	Reelected	Ryōsei Akazawa (LDP) 49.6% Shunji Yuhara (DPJ) 49.2%
Shimane 1	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....	LDP	Reelected	Hiroyuki Hosoda (LDP) 57.2% Hisaaki Komuro (DPJ) 37.7%
Shimane 2	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:* ...	LDP	Reelected	Wataru Takeshita (LDP) 54.9% 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... (PNP – DPJ, SDP) 43.9%
Okayama 1	Ichirō 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...	LDP	Reelected	Ichirō Aisawa (LDP) 48.3% Takashi Takai (DPJ) 46.5%
Okayama 2	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:*...	DPJ	Reelected	Keisuke Tsumura (DPJ) 52.9% 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... (LDP – Kōmeitō) 33.2%
Okayama 3	Takeo Hiranuma Takeo Hiranuma Takeo Hiranuma is a Japanese politician. He advocates historical revisionism regarding the Nanking Massacre.- Basic biography :...	I	Reelected	Takeo Hiranuma (I) 46.6% Keito Nishimura (DPJ) 26.5%
Okayama 4	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...	DPJ	Reelected	Michiyoshi Yunoki (DPJ) 57.0% 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... (LDP – Kōmeitō) 41.3%
Okayama 5	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....	LDP	Retired (Moved to PR) LDP hold	Katsunobu Katō 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... (LDP) 53.1% Hiroki Hanasaki (DPJ) 45.4%
Hiroshima 1	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...	LDP	Reelected	Fumio Kishida (LDP) 47.3% Hiroshi Sugekawa (DPJ) 43.4%
Hiroshima 2	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...	LDP	Defeated	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... (DPJ) 56.3% Hiroshi Hiraguchi (LDP – Kōmeitō) 41.6%
Hiroshima 3	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...	LDP	Retired (Moved to PR) DPJ pickup	Hiroaki Hashimoto (DPJ) 56.8% Yoshitaka Masuhara (LDP – Kōmeitō) 40.7%
Hiroshima 4	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:...	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Seiki Soramoto (DPJ) 50.3% Hidenao Nakagawa (LDP) 47.8%
Hiroshima 5	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...	LDP	Defeated	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... (DPJ) 50.9% Minoru Terada (LDP – Kōmeitō) 47.7%
Hiroshima 6	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...	PNP	Reelected	Shizuka Kamei (PNP) 60.2% Toshifumi Kojima (LDP – Kōmeitō) 30.6%
Hiroshima 7 Hiroshima 7th district Hiroshima 7th district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan . It is located in Hiroshima and consists of the city of Fukuyama...	Yōichi 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...	LDP	Defeated	Takashi Wada (DPJ) 53.7% Yōichi Miyazawa (LDP – Kōmeitō) 44.7%
Yamaguchi 1	Masahiko Kōmura 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....	LDP	Reelected	Masahiko Kōmura (LDP) 57.0% Tsutomu Takamura (DPJ) 37.8%
Yamaguchi 2	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...	DPJ	Reelected	Hideo Hiraoka (DPJ) 51.7% Shigetarō Yamamoto (LDP – Kōmeitō) 46.5%
Yamaguchi 3	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...	LDP	Reelected	Takeo Kawamura (LDP) 60.1% Noboru Miura (DPJ – PNP) 38.3%
Yamaguchi 4	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...	LDP	Reelected	Shinzō Abe (LDP) 64.3% Takako Tokura (DPJ – PNP) 31.1%
Chūgoku district results total: LDP 10 – DPJ 8, PNP 1 – I 1

PR results in the Chūgoku block (11 seats)
LDP: 1,388,451 votes (32.4%), 4 seats		DPJ: 1,704,242 votes (39.7%), 6 seats		Kōmeitō: 555,552 votes (13.0%), 1 seat		JCP: 244,761 votes (5.7%), no seat
Candidate	Status	Candidate	Status	Candidate	Status	7 candidates
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...	Elected	Shunji Yuhara	Elected	Tetsuo Saitō 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....	Elected	–
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....	Elected	Takashi Takai	Elected	Keigo Masuya	–
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...	Elected	Hiroshi Sugekawa	Elected	1 more candidate
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:...	Elected	Hiroki Hanasaki	Elected	PNP: 208,208 votes (4.9%), no seat		SDP: 156,291 votes (3.6%), no seat
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...	–	Tsutomu Takamura	Elected	3 candidates		1 candidate
Shigetarō Yamamoto	–	Hisaaki Komuro	Elected	HRP: 32,319 votes (0.8%), no seat		–
9 more candidates		Noboru Miura	–	3 candidates		–
–		Keito Nishimura	–	–
–		3 more candidates		–

Shikoku

District results in the Shikoku block
District	Incumbent	Party	Status	Results (only winner & runner-up)
Tokushima 1	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...	DPJ	Reelected	Yoshito Sengoku (DPJ) 56.2% Yoshirō 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... (LDP – Kōmeitō) 29.1%
Tokushima 2	Shun'ichi Yamaguchi	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	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... (DPJ) 54.7% Shun'ichi Yamaguchi (LDP) 43.9%
Tokushima 3	Masazumi Gotōda 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 :* ...	LDP	Reelected	Masazumi Gotōda (LDP) 49.8% Hirobumi Niki (DPJ) 49.0%
Kagawa 1	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...	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Jun'ya Ogawa (DPJ) 52.2% Takuya Hirai (LDP) 43.6%
Kagawa 2	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...	LDP	Defeated	Yūichirō Tamaki (DPJ) 57.2% Yoshio Kimura (LDP) 41.3%
Kagawa 3	Yoshinori Ōno	LDP	Reelected	Yoshinori Ōno (LDP) 43.3% Haruhiko Maida (SDP – DPJ) 31.8%
Ehime 1	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...	LDP	Reelected	Yasuhisa Shiozaki (LDP) 48.6% Takako Nagae (DPJ) 47.6%
Ehime 2	Seiichirō 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...	LDP	Reelected	Seiichirō Murakami (LDP) 48.0% Tomoko Okahira (SDP – DPJ, PNP) 43.2%
Ehime 3	Shin'ya Ono	LDP	Retired DPJ pickup	Yōichi Shiraishi (DPJ) 55.5% Tōru Shiraishi (LDP – Kōmeitō) 42.9%
Ehime 4	Kōichi 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...	LDP	Reelected	Kōichi Yamamoto (LDP) 39.5% Hideyuki Takahashi (DPJ) 35.5%
Kōchi 1	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...	LDP	Reelected	Teru Fukui (LDP) 32.5% Daijirō Hashimoto (I) 29.0%
Kōchi 2	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....	LDP	Reelected	Gen Nakatani (LDP) 53.4% Kiyo Kusumoto (DPJ – PNP) 35.2%
Kōchi 3	Yūji 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...	LDP	Reelected	Yūji Yamamoto (LDP) 49.4% Tomoi Nakayama (DPJ – PNP) 43.0%
Shikoku district results total: LDP 8 – DPJ 5

PR results in the Shikoku block
Shikoku proportional representation block
The Shikoku proportional representation block is one of eleven proportional representation "blocks", multi-member constituencies for the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It consists of Shikoku region covering Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime and Kōchi prefectures. Following the introduction...

(6 seats)
LDP: 719,594 votes (32.0%), 2 seats		DPJ: 973,038 votes (43.2%), 3 seats		Kōmeitō: 293,204 votes (13.0%), 1 seat		JCP: 150,171 votes (6.7%), no seat
Candidate	Status	Candidate	Status	Candidate	Status	4 candidates
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...	Elected	Hirobumi Niki	Elected	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...	Elected	SDP: 94,558 votes (4.2%), no seat
Shun'ichi Yamaguchi	Elected	Takako Nagae	Elected	Hidehisa Ochiai	–	2 candidates
Tōru Shiraishi	–	Hideyuki Takahashi	Elected	no more candidates		HRP: 19,507 votes (0.9%), no seat
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...	–	Tomoi Nakayama	–	–		4 candidates
5 more candidates		Kumiko Tamura	–	–
–		3 more candidates		–

Kyūshū

District results in the Kyūshū block
District	Incumbent	Party	Status	Results (only winner & runner-up)
Fukuoka 1	Ryū 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...	DPJ	Reelected	Ryū Matsumoto (DPJ) 52.8% 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... (LDP) 37.9%
Fukuoka 2	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....	LDP	Defeated	Shūji Inatomi (DPJ) 56.0% Taku Yamasaki (LDP – Kōmeitō) 36.9%
Fukuoka 3	Seiichi Ōta 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...	LDP	Defeated	Kazue Fujita (DPJ) 52.8% Seiichi Ōta (LDP – Kōmeitō) 40.1%
Fukuoka 4	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...	LDP	Defeated	Takaaki Koga (DPJ) 51.7% Tomoyoshi Watanabe (LDP – Kōmeitō) 45.9%
Fukuoka 5	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...	LDP	Defeated	Taizō Kusuda (DPJ) 53.1% Yoshiaki Harada (LDP – Kōmeitō) 45.0%
Fukuoka 6	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...	LDP	Reelected	Kunio Hatoyama (LDP) 52.7% 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... (DPJ) 45.6%
Fukuoka 7	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...	LDP	Reelected	Makoto Koga (LDP) 55.0% Kuniyoshi Noda (DPJ) 45.0%
Fukuoka 8 Fukuoka 8th district is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It covers Northern central parts of Fukuoka including the city of Iizuka, home to the Asō family and Tarō Asō, Liberal Democratic Party faction leader and the only representative for the 8th district since its...	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...	LDP	Reelected	Tarō Asō (LDP) 62.2% Gōsei Yamamoto (DPJ) 36.2%
Fukuoka 9	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...	LDP	Defeated	Rintarō Okada (DPJ) 47.6% Asahiko Mihara (LDP – Kōmeitō) 42.6%
Fukuoka 10	Kyōko 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...	LDP	Defeated	Takashi Kii (DPJ) 48.1% Kyōko Nishikawa (LDP – Kōmeitō) 41.5%
Fukuoka 11	Ryōta 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...	LDP	Reelected	Ryōta Takeda (LDP) 57.4% Haruna Yamaguchi (SDP – DPJ) 33.1%
Saga 1	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 :* ...	LDP	Defeated	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... (DPJ) 55.6% Takamaro Fukuoka (LDP – Kōmeitō) 43.5%
Saga 2	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...	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Hiroshi Ōgushi 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... (DPJ) 51.4% Masahiro Imamura (LDP) 47.3%
Saga 3	Kōsuke 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...	LDP	Reelected	Kōsuke Hori (LDP) 58.2% Eiji Yanase (SDP – DPJ) 18.9%
Nagasaki 1 Nagasaki 1st district Nagasaki 1st district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It is located in Southwestern Nagasaki and covers the city of Nagasaki without the former towns of Kinkai and Sotome...	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...	DPJ	Reelected	Yoshiaki Takaki (DPJ) 55.3% 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... (LDP – Kōmeitō) 37.4%
Nagasaki 2 Nagasaki 2nd district Nagasaki 2nd district is a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan. It is located in Southern Nagasaki and covers parts of the city of Nagasaki , the cities of Shimabara, Isahaya, Saikai, Unzen and Minamishimabara as well as the Nishisonogi District with the towns of...	Fumio Kyūma 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...	LDP	Defeated	Eriko Fukuda (DPJ) 50.4% Fumio Kyūma (LDP – Kōmeitō) 44.3%
Nagasaki 3	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...	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	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... (DPJ) 49.6% Yaichi Tanigawa (LDP) 48.4%
Nagasaki 4	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...	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Daisuke Miyajima (DPJ) 50.3% Seigo Kitamura (LDP) 48.0%
Kumamoto 1	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...	DPJ	Reelected	Yorihisa Matsuno (DPJ) 55.4% 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.... (LDP) 39.5%
Kumamoto 2	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...	LDP	Retired (Moved to PR) DPJ pickup	Ken'ichirō Fukushima (DPJ) 50.4% Takeshi Hayashida (LDP – Kōmeitō) 48.0%
Kumamoto 3	Tetsushi Sakamoto Tetsushi Sakamoto is a Japanese politician, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet representing the Liberal Democratic Party . A native of Ōzu, Kumamoto and graduate of Chuo University, he had served in the assembly of Kumamoto Prefecture for four terms since 1991...	LDP	Reelected	Tetsushi Sakamoto (LDP) 40.6% Hidetomo Gotō (DPJ) 37.3%
Kumamoto 4	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...	LDP	Reelected	Hiroyuki Sonoda (LDP) 59.2% Shin'ichi Matsunaga (PNP – DPJ, SDP) 37.6%
Kumamoto 5	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...	LDP	Reelected	Yasushi Kaneko (LDP) 55.1% Takatoshi Nakashima (SDP) 42.5%
Ōita 1	Shūji 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...	DPJ	Reelected	Shūji Kira (DPJ) 58.9% Yōichi Anami (LDP – Kōmeitō) 33.6%
Ōita 2	Seishirō 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...	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	Yasumasa Shigeno Yasumasa Shigeno is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives for the Social Democratic Party.... (SDP) 50.1% Seishirō Etō (LDP) 47.9%
Ōita 3	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...	LDP	Defeated Won PR seat	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... (DPJ) 51.0% Takeshi Iwaya (LDP) 47.5%
Miyazaki 1	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...	LDP	Defeated	Hidesaburō Kawamura (I) 48.3% Nariaki Nakayama (LDP) 24.3%
Miyazaki 2	Taku Etō 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.-...	LDP	Reelected	Taku Etō (LDP) 56.9% Seiichirō Dōkyū (DPJ) 38.7%
Miyazaki 3	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...	LDP	Reelected	Yoshihisa Furukawa (LDP) 67.4% Hidetoshi Matsumura (SDP – DPJ) 29.8%
Kagoshima 1	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...	LDP	Defeated	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... (DPJ) 53.2% Okiharu Yasuoka (LDP – Kōmeitō) 42.7%
Kagoshima 2	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...	LDP	Reelected	Takeshi Tokuda (LDP) 55.7% Akashi Uchikoshi (DPJ) 43.2%
Kagoshima 3 Kagoshima 3rd district Kagoshima 3rd district is a single-member constituency of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan...	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...	LDP	Defeated	Tadahiro Matsushita Tadahiro Matsushita is a Japanese politician and five-time member of the House of Representatives of Japan. He has been involved in government since 1962 when he joined the Ministry of Construction. He is currently the Senior Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.... (PNP) 56.5% Kazuaki Miyaji (LDP – Kōmeitō) 41.6%
Kagoshima 4	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....	LDP	Reelected	Yasuhiro Ozato (LDP) 50.1% Inao Minayoshi (DPJ) 48.7%
Kagoshima 5	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...	LDP	Reelected	Hiroshi Moriyama (LDP) 61.1% Shinsuke Amiya (DPJ) 37.6%
Okinawa 1	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...	PNP	Reelected	Mikio Shimoji (PNP) 46.5% Kōnosuke Kokuba (LDP – Kōmeitō) 38.0%
Okinawa 2	Kantoku Teruya	SDP	Reelected	Kantoku Teruya (SDP) 61.1% Osamu Ashitomi (LDP – Kōmeitō) 36.5%
Okinawa 3	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...	LDP	Defeated	Denī Tamaki (DPJ) 48.7% Chiken Kakazu (LDP – Kōmeitō) 23.7%
Okinawa 4	Kōsaburō 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...	LDP	Defeated	Chōbin Zukeran Chobin Zukeran is a member of the House of Representatives of Japan, representing district 4 of Okinawa . He was elected in the 2009 Japanese general election. He is an outspoken proponent of the removal of American bases from Okinawa.- References :... (DPJ) 54.7% Kōsaburō Nishime (LDP – Kōmeitō) 43.7%
Kyūshū district results total: LDP 13 – DPJ 20, SDP 2, PNP 2 – I 1

PR results in the Kyūshū block (21 seats)
Candidate	Status	Candidate	Status	Candidate	Status	Candidate	Status
LDP: 2,352,372 votes (29.2%), 7 seats		DPJ: 3,073,035 votes (38.1%), 9 seats		Kōmeitō: 1,225,505 votes (15.2%), 3 seats		SDP: 480,257 votes (6.0%), 1 seat
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...	Elected	Inao Minayoshi	Elected	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...	Elected Resigned in 2010	Takatoshi Nakashima	Elected
Kōzō 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...	Elected	Hidetomo Gotō	Elected Resigned in 2010	Junji Higashi	Elected	Haruna Yamaguchi	–
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...	Elected	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...	Elected	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...	Elected	3 more candidates
Seishirō 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...	Elected	Kuniyoshi Noda	Elected	Kiyohiko Tōyama Kiyohiko Toyama is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Chiba, Chiba, he graduated from Soka University and received a Ph.D in the study of peace from University of Bradford in the United Kingdom. He was elected to the House of Councillors...	Elected in 2010	JCP: 425,276 votes (5.3%), 1 seat
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...	Elected	Akashi Uchikoshi	Elected	Masakazu Hamachi	–	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...	Elected
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...	Elected	Seiichirō Dōkyū	Elected	1 more candidate		Takaaki Tamura	–
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...	Elected	Shinsuke Amiya	Elected	–		9 more candidates
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...	–	Gōsei Yamamoto	Elected	YP: 271,466 votes (3.4%), no seat		PNP: 183,242 votes (2.3%), no seat
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...	–	Takihiro Kawagoe	Elected	1 candidate		2 candidates
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