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Seishi Baba (born November 30, 1964) is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Councillors of Japan.
Yoshihide Esaki (江崎禎英, Esaki Yoshihide; born 27 November 1964) is a Japanese politician who has served as governor of…
Yoshihide Esaki (江崎禎英, Esaki Yoshihide; born 27 November 1964) is a Japanese politician who has served as governor of Gifu Prefecture since February 2025.
Mukhriz bin Mahathir (Jawi: مخرج بن محاضر; born 25 November 1964) is a Malaysian politician and businessman who served…
Mukhriz bin Mahathir (Jawi: مخرج بن محاضر; born 25 November 1964) is a Malaysian politician and businessman who served as the 11th and 13th Menteri Besar of Kedah from May 2013 to February 2016 and again from May 2018 to May 2020, Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Ministers Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak as well as former Minister Mustapa Mohamed from March 2008 to May 2013, Member of Parliament (MP) for Jerlun from March 2008 to May 2013 and again from May 2018 to November 2022 as well as Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Jitra from May 2018 to August 2023 and for Ayer Hitam from May 2013 to May 2018. He is the third son of Mahathir Mohamad, the 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia. He has been the first and founding president of the Homeland Fighters Party (PEJUANG) since its foundation in August 2020. He was the first and founding deputy president and State Chairman of Kedah of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) from party foundation in September 2016 to his membership termination in May 2020 and was also the State Chairman of Kedah of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He was also a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. He left UMNO with Mahathir and they founded BERSATU in 2016. Mahathir and his BERSATU memberships were terminated and they founded PEJUANG in 2020. He is one of the two Menteris Besar of Malaysia who represented two different political parties and coalitions.
Shinobu Kandori (神取 忍, Kandori Shinobu; born October 30, 1964) is a Japanese politician, professional wrestler and…
Shinobu Kandori (神取 忍, Kandori Shinobu; born October 30, 1964) is a Japanese politician, professional wrestler and retired judoka. She serves as a member of the House of Councillors, representing the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Yokohama, Kanagawa, she ran unsuccessfully for the House of Councillors in 2004 but was allowed to join the house in 2006 when Heizo Takenaka, a member of the house, resigned. As a professional wrestler she worked for several women's promotions from the 1980s to the 2000s, including Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling and its offshoot, Ladies' Legend Pro-Wrestling (LLPW), of which she became the president in 2002. She held several championships, including the LLPW Singles Championship in 1993 and 1997, and the WWWA World Single Championship in 1998. During her career, Kandori also had some hardcore matches. On March 14, 1997, Kandori had a bloody deathmatch, where the ring ropes were replaced with barbed wire, against Megumi Kudo in FMW.
Tsuyohito Iwamoto (born October 19, 1964, in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese politician who has served as a…
Tsuyohito Iwamoto (born October 19, 1964, in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese politician who has served as a member of the House of Councillors of Japan since 2019. He represents the Hokkaido at-large district and is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He is a member of the following committees (as of 2021): Committee on Land and Transport Committee on Rules and Administration Special Committee on Okinawa and Northern Problems Special Committee on Political Ethics and Election System (Director)
Emanuel Pastreich (born October 16, 1964) is an American professor, director, and polyglot. He is an international…
Emanuel Pastreich (born October 16, 1964) is an American professor, director, and polyglot. He is an international relations expert and serves as the president of The Asia Institute, a think tank with offices in Washington DC, Tokyo, Seoul, and Hanoi. Pastreich served briefly as an independent candidate for president of the United States in 2020. In September 2023, Pastreich officially became a candidate for the Green Party's presidential nomination for the 2024 election. However, he had to abandon the campaign for the Green nomination because of a failure to gain financial support within the party. He re-launched his candidacy as an Independent, and gained the endorsement of the New Era Party. He was not on the ballot in any states, but earned write-in votes. He currently serves as director of the Center for Truth Politics at Green Liberty. Trained as a scholar of Asian studies, Pastreich writes on both East Asian classical literature and current issues in international relations and technology in multiple languages. Pastreich speaks fluent Chinese, Japanese, and Korean and stresses the importance of Asia for the United States in his political writings.
Kyokudōzan Kazuyasu (旭道山 和泰) (born 14 October 1964 as Kazuyasu Hato) is a former sumo wrestler and politician from…
Kyokudōzan Kazuyasu (旭道山 和泰) (born 14 October 1964 as Kazuyasu Hato) is a former sumo wrestler and politician from Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. He began his sumo career in 1980, reaching the top division in 1989. He was one of the lightest men in makuuchi, but he nevertheless reached the fourth highest rank of komusubi and won four special prizes. After retiring in 1996 he was elected to the Japanese Diet, serving until 2000. He is now a businessman.
Shigeki Kobayashi (小林 茂樹, Kobayashi Shigeki; born 9 October 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic…
Shigeki Kobayashi (小林 茂樹, Kobayashi Shigeki; born 9 October 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who serves as a member of the House of Representatives.
Hiroe Makiyama (牧山 弘恵, Makiyama Hiroe; born 29 September 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional…
Hiroe Makiyama (牧山 弘恵, Makiyama Hiroe; born 29 September 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature) representing the Kanagawa at-large district. Makiyama is part of the CDP's shadow cabinet 'Next Cabinet' as the shadow Minister of Justice.
Hiroshi Nakada (中田 宏, Nakada Hiroshi; born 20 September 1964) is a Japanese politician who served as the mayor of…
Hiroshi Nakada (中田 宏, Nakada Hiroshi; born 20 September 1964) is a Japanese politician who served as the mayor of Yokohama, Kanagawa in Japan from 2002 to 2009. A graduate of Aoyama Gakuin University, he served at the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management before working in the House of Councillors in the Diet. He was first elected mayor of Yokohama in April 2002 after serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) for three terms since July 1993. He was re-elected in 2006. He has been compared to Carlos Ghosn, the visionary CEO of Nissan, whose Revival Plan he emulated and enticed the corporation to relocate to the city with. He is longlisted for the 2008 World Mayor award. Political career 1993–1996: first term in House of Representatives 1996–2000: second term in House of Representatives 2000–2002: third term in House of Representatives 2002–2006: first term as Mayor of Yokohama 2006–2010: second term as Mayor of Yokohama
Junko Mihara (三原 じゅん子, Mihara Junko; born 13 September 1964) is a Japanese politician and former singer, actress, and…
Junko Mihara (三原 じゅん子, Mihara Junko; born 13 September 1964) is a Japanese politician and former singer, actress, and racing driver. She is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Takashi Ōtsuka (大塚 高司, Ōtsuka Takashi; born 11 September 1964) is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal…
Takashi Ōtsuka (大塚 高司, Ōtsuka Takashi; born 11 September 1964) is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Shunji Kōno (河野 俊嗣, Kōno Shunji; born 8 September 1964) is a Japanese politician and the governor of Miyazaki…
Shunji Kōno (河野 俊嗣, Kōno Shunji; born 8 September 1964) is a Japanese politician and the governor of Miyazaki Prefecture in Japan. In 2014, he was re-elected for a second term as the Miyazaki governor.
Hiroaki Kadoyama (門山 宏哲, Kadoyama Hiroaki; born 3 September 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic…
Hiroaki Kadoyama (門山 宏哲, Kadoyama Hiroaki; born 3 September 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who serves as a member of the House of Representatives.
Masako Mori (森 まさこ, Mori Masako; born 22 August 1964) is a Japanese politician and lawyer who has served in the House…
Masako Mori (森 まさこ, Mori Masako; born 22 August 1964) is a Japanese politician and lawyer who has served in the House of Councillors since 2007, and as Minister of Justice from October 2019 to September 2020. She is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Tsukasa Iwamoto (岩本 司, Iwamoto Tsukasa; born July 21, 1964) is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of…
Tsukasa Iwamoto (岩本 司, Iwamoto Tsukasa; born July 21, 1964) is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, who served as a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Fukuoka, Fukuoka and graduate of Nihon University, he had served in the ward assembly of Shibuya, Tokyo since 1993. After running unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 2000, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001.
Koichiro Ichimura (市村 浩一郎, Ichimura Kōichirō; born 16 July 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Japan Innovation…
Koichiro Ichimura (市村 浩一郎, Ichimura Kōichirō; born 16 July 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Japan Innovation Party, who serves as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). 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.
Kenichi Hosoda (born 11 July 1964) is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Representatives of Japan.
Tadahiko Ito (伊藤 忠彦, Itō Tadahiko; born 11 July 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a…
Tadahiko Ito (伊藤 忠彦, Itō Tadahiko; born 11 July 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Hiroo Ishii (石井 浩郎, Ishii Hiroo; born 21 June 1964) is a Japanese retired baseball player and politician from the…
Hiroo Ishii (石井 浩郎, Ishii Hiroo; born 21 June 1964) is a Japanese retired baseball player and politician from the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan. He currently serves as member of the House of Councillors for Akita at-large district.
Hirotaka Ishihara (石原 宏高, Ishihara Hirotaka; born 19 June 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic…
Hirotaka Ishihara (石原 宏高, Ishihara Hirotaka; born 19 June 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). He has been Minister of the Environment within Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's cabinet since 2025. 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. He is the son of Shintaro Ishihara, former governor of Tokyo, and like his father affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi.
Takuya Tasso (達増 拓也, Tasso Takuya; born 10 June 1964) is a Japanese politician and the current governor of Iwate…
Takuya Tasso (達増 拓也, Tasso Takuya; born 10 June 1964) is a Japanese politician and the current governor of Iwate Prefecture. He is a native of Morioka and graduate of the University of Tokyo.
Yukio Edano (枝野 幸男, Edano Yukio; born 31 May 1964) is a Japanese politician who served as the leader of the…
Yukio Edano (枝野 幸男, Edano Yukio; born 31 May 1964) is a Japanese politician who served as the leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan from its formation in 2017 until 2021. He has served in various significant political roles, including the 3rd Policy Research Council Chairperson of the former Democratic Party of Japan, the 6th Policy Research Council Chairperson of the Democratic Party, the 140th Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, the 16th Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Minister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation, the inaugural Secretary-General of the Democratic Party for the People, the inaugural leader of the former Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the inaugural leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, and the Chairperson of the House of Representatives Committee on Audit and Oversight of Administration. He was elected to parliament in the 1993 Japanese general election under the Japan New Party, and served briefly in the governments of Morihiro Hosokawa, Tsutomu Hata, Tomiichi Murayama, and the first Ryutaro Hashimoto cabinet before leaving the New Party Sakigake to join the Democratic Party in 1998. He then held various roles inside the party, and upon the group's landslide victory in the 2009 election, served roles in all three opposition cabinets. He was a major part of the response to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Following the defeat of the Democratic Party in 2012, he held his seat in parliament, and joined the various opposition groups that formed around the time, including the 2016 form of the Democratic Party. With his attempt to join Kibō no Tō being blocked by Yuriko Koike's refusal to let liberal members of the former Democratic Party inside the group, he left to form the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan for liberal factions of the former party, which he led to a surprising second-place finish in the 2017 Japanese general election. Following the CDP's poor performance in the 2021 general election, Edano announced on 2 November his intention to resign as leader of the party, triggering a leadership election.
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.
Yukari Iijima (飯島 夕雁, Iijima Yukari; born 19 May 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a…
Yukari Iijima (飯島 夕雁, Iijima Yukari; born 19 May 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Mitaka, Tokyo and graduate of Chuo University, she became the Superintendent of Education for the island of Aogashima in 2002, working there for three years. In 2005, she was elected to the House of Representatives.
Rokuta Shimono is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Councillors of Japan.
Yoshifumi Matsumura (松村 祥史, Matsumura Yoshifumi; born April 22, 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal…
Yoshifumi Matsumura (松村 祥史, Matsumura Yoshifumi; born April 22, 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A graduate of Senshu University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004.
Yutaka Kobayshi (小林 温, Kobayashi Yutaka; born April 21, 1964) is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic…
Yutaka Kobayshi (小林 温, Kobayashi Yutaka; born April 21, 1964) is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic party, serving as a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan.
Kazuyoshi Nakanishi (中西 一善, Nakanishi Kazuyoshi) is a former Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of…
Kazuyoshi Nakanishi (中西 一善, Nakanishi Kazuyoshi) is a former Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet. He served as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He resigned his position in the National Diet in 2005 after being arrested for groping a woman.
Mineyuki Fukuda (福田 峰之, Fukuda Mineyuki; born 8 April 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a…
Mineyuki Fukuda (福田 峰之, Fukuda Mineyuki; born 8 April 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Koichi Kato (加藤 公一, Katō Kōichi; born 6 April 1964) is a Japanese politician from Tokyo and a member of the Democratic…
Koichi Kato (加藤 公一, Katō Kōichi; born 6 April 1964) is a Japanese politician from Tokyo and a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Chiyoda, Tokyo and graduate of Sophia University, he worked at Recruit from 1988 to 1996. Kato was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 and served until 2012.
Kazuhiko Ōigawa (大井川 和彦, Ōigawa Kazuhiko; born 3 April 1964) is a Japanese politician who serves as the current…
Kazuhiko Ōigawa (大井川 和彦, Ōigawa Kazuhiko; born 3 April 1964) is a Japanese politician who serves as the current governor of Ibaraki Prefecture. A native of Tsuchiura and graduate of the Law School of the University of Tokyo, he entered the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) in 1988. After studying at University of Washington Law School in 1996, in 1998 he became the first head of the Singapore office for the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. He left the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in 2003, and from that same year he was a Microsoft Asia Executive Officer. After serving as Managing Executive Officer of Microsoft, he became Senior Managing Executive Officer of Cisco Systems from 2010 and in 2016, he was appointed as a director of Dwango, the company that manages Niconico Douga. He was elected governor of Ibaraki prefecture in 2017 after defeating six-term incumbent Masaru Hashimoto in a three cornered race. In July 2019, Ibaraki became the first prefecture to issue partnership certificates for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender couples. Announcing the reform, Gov. Ōigawa stated that ″This is a matter of human rights, and we must work swiftly in order to eliminate discrimination and prejudices″.
Yukio Tomioka (富岡 由紀夫, Tomioka Yukio; born April 3, 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a…
Yukio Tomioka (富岡 由紀夫, Tomioka Yukio; born April 3, 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a former member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kawaguchi, Saitama and graduate of Waseda University, he worked at the Fuji Bank (now part of Mizuho Financial Group) from 1987 until 2003 when he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives. In 2004, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time.
Masao Uchibori (Japanese: 内堀 雅雄, Hepburn: Uchibori Masao; born 26 March 1964) is a Japanese politician and the current…
Masao Uchibori (Japanese: 内堀 雅雄, Hepburn: Uchibori Masao; born 26 March 1964) is a Japanese politician and the current governor of Fukushima Prefecture in Japan. He previously served as the vice-governor of his predecessor Yūhei Satō and was elected in October 2014 after Satō chose not to contest the election.
Shinji Takeuchi is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Councillors of Japan.
Hokuto Hoshi (born March 18, 1964) is a Japanese politician and physician who has served as a member of the House of…
Hokuto Hoshi (born March 18, 1964) is a Japanese politician and physician who has served as a member of the House of Councillors of Japan since 2022.
Hideko Nishioka (西岡秀子, Nishioka Hideko; born 15 March 1964) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House…
Hideko Nishioka (西岡秀子, Nishioka Hideko; born 15 March 1964) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2017. She is the daughter of Takeo Nishioka and the granddaughter of Takejiro Nishioka.
Takao Ochi (越智 隆雄, Ochi Takao; born 27 February 1964) is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party…
Takao Ochi (越智 隆雄, Ochi Takao; born 27 February 1964) is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Kenzo Fujisue (藤末 健三, Fujisue Kenzō; born February 18, 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party…
Kenzo Fujisue (藤末 健三, Fujisue Kenzō; born February 18, 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kumamoto, Kumamoto, he graduated from Tokyo Institute of Technology and received master's degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University in the United States. He was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2004 when he left an assistant professorship at the University of Tokyo.
Faustin Luanga (born 15 February 1964) is a Congolese politician and career diplomat who has been Ambassador-at-large…
Faustin Luanga (born 15 February 1964) is a Congolese politician and career diplomat who has been Ambassador-at-large for the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 4 June 2021.
Keiichiro Asao (浅尾 慶一郎, Asao Keiichirō; born 11 February 1964) is a Japanese politician and a member of the House of…
Keiichiro Asao (浅尾 慶一郎, Asao Keiichirō; born 11 February 1964) is a Japanese politician and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). He has been a member of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), then of Your Party, then an independent. In September 2017, he applied to join the LDP. A native of Tokyo and graduate of the law faculty of the University of Tokyo, he joined Industrial Bank of Japan in 1987, receiving MBA in 1992 from Stanford University while working at the bank. Leaving the bank in 1995, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998 to represent Kanagawa Prefecture. He was re-elected in 2004, and was appointed the Shadow Foreign Minister by the DPJ leader Seiji Maehara. He was later expelled from the DPJ after announcing he would run for a district seat in Kanagawa during the 2009 General election, joining Your Party as a founding member one month later. Taking helm of the party in April 2014 after a financial scandal touching its founder, he voted in favor of disbanding it in November 2014 over dissension against plans to support the LDP. In October 2016 however, Asao began voting with the LDP lower house fraction, and then joined the LDP in September 2017 after the announcement of anticipated elections by prime minister Abe.
Ichirō Matsui (松井一郎, Matsui Ichirō; born 31 January 1964) is a Japanese businessman and politician who is formerly the…
Ichirō Matsui (松井一郎, Matsui Ichirō; born 31 January 1964) is a Japanese businessman and politician who is formerly the mayor of Osaka, leader of the Osaka Restoration Association (ORA) and Nippon Ishin no Kai alongside Nobuyuki Baba.
Masamitsu Naito (内藤 正光, Naitō Masamitsu; born January 29, 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of…
Masamitsu Naito (内藤 正光, Naitō Masamitsu; born January 29, 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Okazaki, Aichi, he graduated from the University of Tokyo and received master's degrees from it and Columbia University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998 after running unsuccessfully for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly. In November 2017 an investigation conducted by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalism cited his name in the list of politicians named in "Paradise Papers" allegations.
Takanori Kawai (川合 孝典, Kawai Takanori; born January 29, 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of…
Takanori Kawai (川合 孝典, Kawai Takanori; born January 29, 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kyoto, Kyoto and graduate of Ritsumeikan University, he was elected for the first time in 2007 after working at Teijin since 1987.
Shigeyuki Aikyo (Japanese: 愛敬 重之; born 29 January 1964) is a Japanese former track and field athlete who specialised in…
Shigeyuki Aikyo (Japanese: 愛敬 重之; born 29 January 1964) is a Japanese former track and field athlete who specialised in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He was the gold medallist at the 1986 Asian Games and the 1985 Asian Athletics Championships. He was also a two-time Universiade bronze medallist and a two-time national champion. Aikyo was Asia's only steeplechase competitor at the World Championships in Athletics in both 1983 and 1987. He competed for Asia at the 1985 IAAF World Cup. His personal best of 8:31.27 minutes was a Japanese junior national record until it was broken by Ryuji Miura in 2020.
Kenta Wakabayashi (若林 健太, Wakabayashi Kenta; born 11 January 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic…
Kenta Wakabayashi (若林 健太, Wakabayashi Kenta; born 11 January 1964) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who serves as a member of the House of Representatives.
Kenji Nakanishi (中西健治, Nakanishi Kenji; Born January 4, 1964) is a Japanese politician and member of the House of…
Kenji Nakanishi (中西健治, Nakanishi Kenji; Born January 4, 1964) is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives. A former executive of JP Morgan Securities Japan, he was elected to the House of Councillors in 2010 as a member of Your Party for the Kanagawa at-large district, and he later joined the Liberal Democratic Party House of Councillors parliamentary group.
Ichiro Tsukada (塚田 一郎, Tsukada Ichirō; born December 27, 1963) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic…
Ichiro Tsukada (塚田 一郎, Tsukada Ichirō; born December 27, 1963) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party. He was a member of the House of Councillors between 2007 and 2019 and the House of Representatives from 2021 to 2024. A graduate of Chuo University and Boston University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007 after unsuccessful runs in 2002 and 2004. Tsukada's father was Jūichirō Tsukada the Governor of Niigata Prefecture from 1961 to 1966.
Ichirō Hirosawa (Japanese: 広沢 一郎, Hepburn: Hirosawa Ichirō; born December 27, 1963) is a Japanese businessman and…
Ichirō Hirosawa (Japanese: 広沢 一郎, Hepburn: Hirosawa Ichirō; born December 27, 1963) is a Japanese businessman and politician who is the mayor of Nagoya since 2024. Born in Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, he previously worked as a producer and CEO for Magnolia kabushiki-gaisha before entering politics in 2011. Hirosawa was a member of the Aichi Prefectural Assembly for Mizuho-ku from 2011 to 2014 alongside Taro Kawashima. He lost elections for the House of Representatives for Aichi 1st district in the 2014 and for the House of Councillors for Aichi at-large district in 2022. He was later appointed as Deputy Mayor for Nagoya from 2017 to 2021. A member of the Aichi-based regional party Genzei Nippon, Hirosawa served as deputy general-secretary for the party from 2011 to 2023. He also served as the deputy general-secretary for Conservative Party of Japan from 2023 to 2024.
Emiko Takagai (高階 恵美子, Takagai Emiko; born 21 December 1963) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party…
Emiko Takagai (高階 恵美子, Takagai Emiko; born 21 December 1963) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who serves as a member of the House of Representatives.