Alex Saito (斎藤 アレックス, Saitō Arekkusu, born 30 June 1985) is a Spanish-Japanese politician who has served as a member of…Alex Saito (斎藤 アレックス, Saitō Arekkusu, born 30 June 1985) is a Spanish-Japanese politician who has served as a member of the House of Representatives of Japan since 2021. A member of Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) since 2024, Saito represented the Kinki proportional representation block from 2021 to 2024 as member of the Democratic Party For the People (DPFP), and has represented Shiga 1st district since 2025.
Mayu Ushida (Japanese: 牛田茉友, Hepburn: Ushida Mayu; born 8 June 1985) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of…Mayu Ushida (Japanese: 牛田茉友, Hepburn: Ushida Mayu; born 8 June 1985) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Councillors since 2025. She was a television presenter at NHK from 2009 to 2025, and served as news anchor for the Nichiyō Tōron.
Jesús Fukasaku (深作ヘスス, Fukasaku Jesús; born 4 January 1985) is a Peruvian-born Japanese politician serving as a member…Jesús Fukasaku (深作ヘスス, Fukasaku Jesús; born 4 January 1985) is a Peruvian-born Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2024. He is the grandson of perennial candidate Seijirō Fukasaku and is related to filmmaker Kenta Fukasaku.
Taku Yamazoe (Japanese: 山添 拓; born 20 November 1984, Muko, Kyoto) is a member of the Japanese Communist Party serving…Taku Yamazoe (Japanese: 山添 拓; born 20 November 1984, Muko, Kyoto) is a member of the Japanese Communist Party serving as Senator from Tokyo, where he was elected with 10.7% of the vote in 2016. He was educated at the University of Tokyo and at Waseda Law School, in 2007 and 2010 respectively. In 2010, he passed the National Bar Examination and became a lawyer in 2011. During his time as a lawyer, he represented workers that worked at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Yamazoe is a supporter of LGBT rights.
Kenji Narisako (成迫 健児, Narisako Kenji) (born 25 July 1984) is a Japanese hurdler. He won the bronze medal at the 2001…Kenji Narisako (成迫 健児, Narisako Kenji) (born 25 July 1984) is a Japanese hurdler. He won the bronze medal at the 2001 World Youth Championships, and the gold medals at the 2005 Summer Universiade and the 2006 Asian Games. He also competed at the World Championships in 2005 and 2007 and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. His personal best time is 47.93 seconds, achieved in May 2006 in Osaka. After his Olympic appearances, Narisako became a member of the Ōita Prefectural Assembly.
Yudai Kawamura (川村雄大, Kawamura Yūdai; born 29 June 1984) is a Japanese politician who was elected member of the House…Yudai Kawamura (川村雄大, Kawamura Yūdai; born 29 June 1984) is a Japanese politician who was elected member of the House of Councillors in 2025. He previously worked as a gastrointestinal surgeon for 10 years.
Hodaka Maruyama (丸山 穂高, Maruyama Hodaka; born on January 10, 1984) is a Japanese political activist who was elected to…Hodaka Maruyama (丸山 穂高, Maruyama Hodaka; born on January 10, 1984) is a Japanese political activist who was elected to the House of Representatives in 2012 as a member of Nippon Ishin no Kai. He was forced out of the party in 2019 after making remarks suggesting the need for Japan to wage war with Russia, and joined The Party to Protect the People from NHK.
Sayaka Ichii (市井 紗耶香, Ichii Sayaka; born December 31, 1983) is a Japanese pop singer and former member for Japanese…Sayaka Ichii (市井 紗耶香, Ichii Sayaka; born December 31, 1983) is a Japanese pop singer and former member for Japanese girl group Morning Musume. She is now a TV talent and actress.
Jun Mukōyama (向山淳 and むこうやま じゅん), nicknames: "Mukojun, Jun-chan", (born November 19, 1983) is a Japanese politician.…Jun Mukōyama (向山淳 and むこうやま じゅん), nicknames: "Mukojun, Jun-chan", (born November 19, 1983) is a Japanese politician. She is a member of the House of Representatives and Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications.
Genta Koja (Japanese: 古謝 玄太, Hepburn: Koja Genta; born 23 October 1983) is a Japanese politician serving as the 9th…Genta Koja (Japanese: 古謝 玄太, Hepburn: Koja Genta; born 23 October 1983) is a Japanese politician serving as the 9th Governor of Okinawa Prefecture since the 1972 reversion of Okinawa to Japan. He is the first governor born after the U.S. occupation of Ryukyu Islands.
Hiroshi Mihara (三原 弘嗣, Mihara Hiroshi; born October 20, 1983), better known by his ring name Hiroshi Yamato (大和ヒロシ…Hiroshi Mihara (三原 弘嗣, Mihara Hiroshi; born October 20, 1983), better known by his ring name Hiroshi Yamato (大和ヒロシ, Yamato Hiroshi), is a Japanese professional wrestler who works as a freelancer. Trained by the All Japan Pro Wrestling promotion, he started his career in February 2007 working in Mexico for the International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) promotion, where he won the 2007 Rey del Ring tournament. Yamato returned to Japan and his home promotion in February 2008 and during the next five years went on to become a one-time World Junior Heavyweight and All Asia Tag Team Champion and the winner of the 2012 Junior Hyper League. In June 2013, Yamato left All Japan in a mass exodus to join the new Wrestle-1 promotion. In January 2016, Yamato won the Wrestle-1 Cruiser Division Championship. Yamato also worked as a trainer and sales manager for Wrestle-1 until his departure from the promotion in 2018.
Kureha Otsuki (born 16 October 1983) is a Japanese politician and reporter who served as a member of the House of…Kureha Otsuki (born 16 October 1983) is a Japanese politician and reporter who served as a member of the House of Representatives from Hokkaido 4th district from 2024 to 2026. Prior to serving from the 4th district, she served from Hokkaido's proportional representation block from 2021 to 2024.
Otokita Shun is a Japanese politician who is serving as a member of the National Diet in the House of Councillors for…Otokita Shun is a Japanese politician who is serving as a member of the National Diet in the House of Councillors for Nippon Ishin no Kai from the Tokyo at-large district. He is now serving as chair of the party's parliamentary policy bureau.
Sayaka Nakayama (中山 さやか, Nakayama Sayaka; born 5 September 1983), better known as Sayaka Kobayashi (小林さやか, Kobayashi…Sayaka Nakayama (中山 さやか, Nakayama Sayaka; born 5 September 1983), better known as Sayaka Kobayashi (小林さやか, Kobayashi Sayaka), is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Councillors since 2025. From 2007 to 2025, she was a reporter for the NHK.
Kazuma Nakatani (born 30 August 1983) is a Japanese politician, businessman, and judo therapist. He served as a member…Kazuma Nakatani (born 30 August 1983) is a Japanese politician, businessman, and judo therapist. He served as a member of the House of Representatives representing Kanagawa prefecture with the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the director of its youth bureau. He was previously a member of Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly.
Takashi Fujiwara (藤原崇, Fujiwara Takashi; born 2 August 1983) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party.…Takashi Fujiwara (藤原崇, Fujiwara Takashi; born 2 August 1983) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party. From 2012 to 2024, he was a member of the House of Representatives. From 2023 to 2024, he served as Director of the LDP's Youth Division.
Susumu Yamaguchi (山口晋, Yamaguchi Susumu; born 28 July 1983) is a Japanese politician. He has been a member of the House…Susumu Yamaguchi (山口晋, Yamaguchi Susumu; born 28 July 1983) is a Japanese politician. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2026, having previously served from 2021 to 2024. He is the son of Taimei Yamaguchi.
Fumiaki Kobayashi (小林 史明, Kobayashi Fumiaki; born April 8, 1983 in Takaoka, Toyama) is a Japanese politician…Fumiaki Kobayashi (小林 史明, Kobayashi Fumiaki; born April 8, 1983 in Takaoka, Toyama) is a Japanese politician representing Hiroshima 7th district in the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet, for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Kobayashi, a graduate of Eisū Gakkan High School in Fukuyama, Hiroshima and Sophia University in Chiyoda, Tokyo, entered into the service of telecommunications company NTT DoCoMo after his graduation in 2007. He worked for the company until 2012 when he entered national politics: He succeeded Yōichi Miyazawa as LDP candidate in Hiroshima 7th district (Fukuyama city) for the 2012 general election of the House of Representatives. Miyazawa, the nephew and successor of former LDP president Kiichi Miyazawa, had lost the district in 2009, but ran successfully for the House of Councillors in 2010. In 2012, Kobayashi defeated Democratic incumbent Takashi Wada by a solid margin and won his first term in the House of Representatives. He is a descendant of the late Masao Kobayashi who headed the Fukuyama Chamber of Commerce and Industry for more than 20 years and was a one-term member of the House of Councillors for the Ryokufūkai ("early-summer breeze society"), elected in 1950 in the 50-member nationwide district.
Takahiro Katō (加藤 貴弘, Katō Takahiro; born 22 January 1983) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party…Takahiro Katō (加藤 貴弘, Katō Takahiro; born 22 January 1983) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who serves as a member of the House of Representatives.
Michitaro Watanabe (渡辺美知太郎, Watanabe Michitaro; born 28 December 1982) is a Japanese politician serving as mayor of…Michitaro Watanabe (渡辺美知太郎, Watanabe Michitaro; born 28 December 1982) is a Japanese politician serving as mayor of Nasushiobara since 2019. From 2013 to 2019, he was a member of the House of Councillors. He is the grandson of Michio Watanabe and the nephew of Yoshimi Watanabe.
Akira Ogawa (小川晶, Ogawa Akira; born 21 December 1982) is a Japanese politician serving as the mayor of Maebashi since…Akira Ogawa (小川晶, Ogawa Akira; born 21 December 1982) is a Japanese politician serving as the mayor of Maebashi since January 2026.
Kimi Onoda (Japanese: 小野田 紀美, Hepburn: Onoda Kimi; born 7 December 1982) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal…Kimi Onoda (Japanese: 小野田 紀美, Hepburn: Onoda Kimi; born 7 December 1982) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party. She has been Minister in charge of Economic Security and Minister in charge of a Society of Well-Ordered and Harmonious Coexistence with Foreign Nationals since 2025 within Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's cabinet while being the youngest minister within the cabinet. She is a member of the House of Councillors representing Okayama. She had previously served as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense from 2022 to 2023 under Second Kishida Cabinet and Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice from 2020 to 2021 under the Suga Cabinet.
Akihiro Senda (仙田晃宏, Senda Akihiro; born 11 October 1982) is a Japanese politician who served as a member of the House…Akihiro Senda (仙田晃宏, Senda Akihiro; born 11 October 1982) is a Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2024 to 2026. He previously worked at NTT Data and as a legislative assistant.
Satoshi Asano (浅野哲, Asano Satoshi; born 25 September 1982) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of…Satoshi Asano (浅野哲, Asano Satoshi; born 25 September 1982) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2017. From 2015 to 2017, he served as secretary to Akihiro Ohata.
Saori Ikeuchi (池内 さおり; born September 15, 1982) is a member of the Japanese Communist Party, serving in the House of…Saori Ikeuchi (池内 さおり; born September 15, 1982) is a member of the Japanese Communist Party, serving in the House of Representatives. She is one of the representatives representing the Tokyo proportional representation block. Ikeuchi believes that the government should do more to protect the rights of LGBT people.
Shinji Ishimaru (Japanese: 石丸 伸二, Hepburn: Ishimaru Shinji; born 12 August 1982) is a Japanese politician who served as…Shinji Ishimaru (Japanese: 石丸 伸二, Hepburn: Ishimaru Shinji; born 12 August 1982) is a Japanese politician who served as Mayor of Akitakata from 2020 until his resignation in 2024. Ishimaru obtained national prominence as mayor in 2022 after a video of him scolding members of the city council for sleeping during a meeting went viral on social media, with the video gaining 13 million views on YouTube. Ever since then, he has gained a large internet following, especially on Twitter with his vocal political opinions and by documenting his frequent clashes with local political opponents. Ishimaru ran in the 2024 Tokyo gubernatorial election as an independent, but ultimately lost to incumbent Yuriko Koike. However, Ishimaru secured second place with 1,658,363 votes, capturing 24.3% of the total. His surprising performance exceeded expectations, notably overshadowing Renhō, considered Yuriko Koike's primary challenger.
Yuji Adachi (安達悠司, Adachi Yuji; born 29 June 1982) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of…Yuji Adachi (安達悠司, Adachi Yuji; born 29 June 1982) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Councillors since 2025. He was previously a candidate for the House of Councillors in the 2022 election, and a candidate for the House of Representatives in the 2024 election.
Chiharu Araki (born 1 March 1982) is a Japanese politician who is currently serving as a member of the Tokyo…Chiharu Araki (born 1 March 1982) is a Japanese politician who is currently serving as a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly and as the leader of the Tomin First no Kai political party. Araki was born in Kumamoto Prefecture and graduated from the law school of Kurume University. She previously served as the secretary of Yuriko Koike, the current Governor of Tokyo.
Norikazu Suzuki (鈴木憲和, Suzuki Norikazu; born 30 January 1982) is a Japanese politician serving as the Minister of…Norikazu Suzuki (鈴木憲和, Suzuki Norikazu; born 30 January 1982) is a Japanese politician serving as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries since October 2025. He also serves as a member of the House of Representatives for the Liberal Democratic Party since 2012. He served as State Minister for Reconstruction from 2024 to 2025, before being appointed as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on 21 October 2025.
Yasutaka Nakasone (Japanese: 中曽根康隆; born 19 January 1982) is a Japanese politician, who served as a member of the House…Yasutaka Nakasone (Japanese: 中曽根康隆; born 19 January 1982) is a Japanese politician, who served as a member of the House of Representatives since 2017. He also served as a Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense under Prime Minister Fumio Kishida from 2021 to 2022. From 2024 to October 2025, he served as director of the LDP Youth Division. From October 2025 to September 2026, he served as Deputy Chairman of the Diet Affairs Committee, Liberal Democratic Party. He serves as State Minister for Foreign Affairs. He is the son of Hirofumi and Mariko Nakasone, and a grandson of Yasuhiro Nakasone.
Daisuke Tenbata (born 29 December 1981) is a Japanese politician and a researcher. He was awarded PhD from Ritsumeikan…Daisuke Tenbata (born 29 December 1981) is a Japanese politician and a researcher. He was awarded PhD from Ritsumeikan University in 2019. A member of Reiwa Shinsengumi, he has been an incumbent in the House of Councilors since 2022 as part of the proportional representation block. He developed a severe disability at the age of 14 due to a medical malpractice incident, and refers to himself as 'the most severely physically disabled researcher in Japan.'
Hiromi Takase is a former Japanese politician who was a member of the House of Councillors of Japan. She was elected in…Hiromi Takase is a former Japanese politician who was a member of the House of Councillors of Japan. She was elected in 2016 but retired in 2022 for health reasons.
Gen Fukuda (福田玄, Fukuda Gen; born 6 December 1981) is a Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of…Gen Fukuda (福田玄, Fukuda Gen; born 6 December 1981) is a Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2024 to 2026. From 2014 to 2018, he was a city councillor of Asakuchi. He is married to Haruko Miyaguchi.
Hideto Kawasaki (川崎秀人, Kawasaki Hideto; born 4 November 1981) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House…Hideto Kawasaki (川崎秀人, Kawasaki Hideto; born 4 November 1981) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2021. He is the son of Jirō Kawasaki.
Daiki Takamatsu (高松 大樹, Takamatsu Daiki; born September 8, 1981) is a former Japanese football player. He played for…Daiki Takamatsu (高松 大樹, Takamatsu Daiki; born September 8, 1981) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Tomonobu Shimizu (清水 智信, Shimizu Tomonobu; born June 28, 1981) is a Japanese professional boxer who is a former WBA…Tomonobu Shimizu (清水 智信, Shimizu Tomonobu; born June 28, 1981) is a Japanese professional boxer who is a former WBA super flyweight champion. He is an alumnus of the Tokyo University of Agriculture.
Masanobu Ogura (小倉將信, Ogura Masanobu; born May 30, 1981) is a former Japanese politician. He served as a member of the…Masanobu Ogura (小倉將信, Ogura Masanobu; born May 30, 1981) is a former Japanese politician. He served as a member of the House of Representatives belonging to the Liberal Democratic Party. He served in the Second Kishida Cabinet and previously serving in the Second Kishida Cabinet (First Reshuffle) both times as Cabinet Office Minister of State for Special Missions.
Shōbun Nitta (新田 章文, Nitta Shōbun; born 20 May 1981) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who…Shōbun Nitta (新田 章文, Nitta Shōbun; born 20 May 1981) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who serves as a member of the House of Representatives.
Yumi Hayashi (born 12 May 1981; Japanese 林佑美) is a Japanese politician. In April 2023, she was elected to the House of…Yumi Hayashi (born 12 May 1981; Japanese 林佑美) is a Japanese politician. In April 2023, she was elected to the House of Representatives in a by-election in Wakayama 1st district.
Shinjirō Koizumi (Japanese: 小泉 進次郎, Hepburn: Koizumi Shinjirō; born 14 April 1981) is a Japanese politician serving as…Shinjirō Koizumi (Japanese: 小泉 進次郎, Hepburn: Koizumi Shinjirō; born 14 April 1981) is a Japanese politician serving as the Minister of Defense since October 2025. He previously served as the Minister of the Environment from September 2019 to October 2021 and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from May to October 2025. He has also served as a Member of the House of Representatives for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), representing Kanagawa since 2009. He is the second son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and the younger brother of actor Kotaro Koizumi. After graduating from Kanto Gakuin University and Columbia University, Koizumi worked as a researcher at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and became active politically as Young Leader of the Pacific Forum CSIS. He also spent time working as a political secretary for his father in the final years of his second term as prime minister. In the 2009 election, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the seat his father had occupied for more than 35 years. Koizumi was appointed as a Vice-Minister for Reconstruction after the election of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2012, focusing on the northeastern region of Japan that was devastated by the March 2011 tsunami and subsequent nuclear disaster. He publicly opposed his father's calls for Japan to abandon nuclear energy immediately. In 2019, Abe appointed Koizumi to the cabinet as Minister of the Environment, a role he retained when Yoshihide Suga succeeded Abe as prime minister in September 2020. Koizumi endorsed Taro Kono in the 2021 LDP leadership election, which resulted in Fumio Kishida becoming prime minister. He subsequently left the cabinet and returned to backbench politics. Koizumi ran as a candidate in the 2024 LDP presidential election to succeed Kishida and placed third, losing the first round to Sanae Takaichi and Shigeru Ishiba, with the latter leading the final runoff. The LDP would lose its majority in the 2024 general election, after which Koizumi resigned as head of the party's Election Strategy committee. After working at the LDP's political reform headquarters, he was made Minister of Agriculture by Ishiba in May 2025. Following Ishiba's announcement of his resignation, Koizumi again ran as a candidate in the 2025 LDP presidential election, this time losing to Takaichi in the runoff. Takaichi subsequently appointed Koizumi as Minister of Defense.
Naomichi Suzuki (鈴木 直道, Suzuki Naomichi; born 14 March 1981) is a Japanese politician who currently serves as the…Naomichi Suzuki (鈴木 直道, Suzuki Naomichi; born 14 March 1981) is a Japanese politician who currently serves as the governor of Hokkaidō. He previously served as mayor of Yūbari city for two consecutive terms from 2011 to 2019. He had also served in Regional Sovereignty Strategy Office of Cabinet Office and as a chief of General Affairs Division in General Affairs Department at Tokyo Governor's Office.
Sayaka Sasaki (born 18 January 1981) is a Japanese politician who was a member of the House of Councillors of Japan…Sayaka Sasaki (born 18 January 1981) is a Japanese politician who was a member of the House of Councillors of Japan from 2013 to 2025.
Kensuke Miyazaki (宮崎 謙介, Miyazaki Kensuke; born 17 January 1981) is a Japanese politician. He served as a member of the…Kensuke Miyazaki (宮崎 謙介, Miyazaki Kensuke; born 17 January 1981) is a Japanese politician. He served as a member of the House of Representatives for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) between 2012 and 2016.
Fumitake Fujita (藤田 文武, Fujita Fumitake; born 27 December 1980) is a Japanese businessman and politician. A member of…Fumitake Fujita (藤田 文武, Fujita Fumitake; born 27 December 1980) is a Japanese businessman and politician. A member of Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party), he has served as a member of the House of Representatives since 2019 and co-leader of Ishin since August 2025, serving alongside Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura. He previously served as the party’s Secretary-General from 2021 to 2024.
Ken'ichirō Saitō (born 25 December 1980) is a Japanese businessman, politician and YouTuber. He is a member of the…Ken'ichirō Saitō (born 25 December 1980) is a Japanese businessman, politician and YouTuber. He is a member of the House of Councillors since 2022, formerly of the political organization NHK Party. He is also the former accounting officer of the Horiemon New Party.
Eriko Fukuda (福田衣里子, Fukuda Eriko; born 30 October 1980) is a former Japanese politician who served as a member of the…Eriko Fukuda (福田衣里子, Fukuda Eriko; born 30 October 1980) is a former Japanese politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives for Nagasaki 2nd district from 31 August 2009 to 16 December 2012. Born in Nagasaki, Fukuda originally attended Hiroshima Shudo University to study psychology, but left after a year to travel Europe. After returning to school in 2001, she discovered that she was infected with Hepatitis C, and dropped out of school to seek treatment. Fukuda discovered that she was given a blood-clotting agent while still a baby in 1980, which had infected her with the virus along with many others from the 1970s to the early 1990s. In 2004, she became a party to litigation against the government, and became a face of the lawsuit as one of the few people to announce her real name. In 2007, the Diet enacted a law providing compensation to those that were affected. By then, Fukuda had "become a poster child for the battle against all things wrong with the government and bureaucracy." A year later, Fukuda was handpicked by Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) party leader Ichirō Ozawa in a party attempt to appeal to voters who were tired of longtime Liberal Democratic Party rule. She won the election against Fumio Kyūma, who had represented Nagasaki in the House of Representatives for 30 years, 50.4% to 44.3%. Shortly before the 2012 elections, Fukuda jumped from the DPJ to the Tomorrow Party of Japan, then to the Green Wind party. After losing her seat in the election, she retired from politics to start a family with her husband, whom she married six months prior.
Yasuhiro Takami (高見康裕, Takami Yasuhiro; born 16 October 1980) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House…Yasuhiro Takami (高見康裕, Takami Yasuhiro; born 16 October 1980) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2021. From 2015 to 2021, he was a member of the Shimane Prefectural Assembly.
