Kōichirō Genba (玄葉 光一郎, Genba Kōichirō; born 20 May 1964) is a Japanese politician who served as Minister for Foreign…
Kōichirō Genba (玄葉 光一郎, Genba Kōichirō; born 20 May 1964) is a Japanese politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2011 to 2012. He is a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet, and was a member to the Democratic Party of Japan and its successor Democratic Party until its merger in 2018. He left the party briefly before the merger, and joined the Group of Independents House of Representatives caucus of other former Democrats a few days later. A native of Tamura, Fukushima and graduate of Sophia University, he was later accepted into the prestigious Matsushita Institute of Government and Management, an institution founded by Panasonic founder Konosuke Matsushita which grooms future civic leaders of Japan. Genba was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 after serving in the assembly of Fukushima Prefecture for one term. In September 2011 he was chosen as Minister for Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda. Genba was part of Kenta Izumi's shadow cabinet 'Next Cabinet' as the shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs.
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Hiroyuki Arai (荒井 広幸, Arai Hiroyuki; born 1958) is a former Japanese politician, who served as a member of the House of…
Hiroyuki Arai (荒井 広幸, Arai Hiroyuki; born 1958) is a former Japanese politician, who served as a member of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tamura, Fukushima and graduate of Waseda University, he had served in the Fukushima Prefectural Assembly for one term starting in 1987. He was elected to House of Representatives for the first time in 1993 after running unsuccessfully in 1990. After losing the seat in 2003, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004 as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.