Kumiko Hayashi (林 久美子, Hayashi Kumiko; born 7 September 1972) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of…
Kumiko Hayashi (林 久美子, Hayashi Kumiko; born 7 September 1972) is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature).
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Famous People from Shiga Prefecture
Shiga Prefecture: 21 people
Toshitaka Ōoka (Japanese: 大岡敏孝) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who serves as a member of the…
Toshitaka Ōoka (Japanese: 大岡敏孝) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who serves as a member of the House of Representatives from Shiga Prefecture. First elected in 2014, he was most recently elected in the 2021 election defeating Alex Saito who ran as the candidate of Democratic Party for the People. In 2024, he lost a rematch against Saito who this time represented Nippon Ishin no Kai.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Japanese La Salle Academy📅 Born April 16🎂 Born 1972📍 From Kōka, Shiga💼 Politician・Legislator💼 SME Management Consultant
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Nobuhide Takemura (武村展英, Takemura Nobuhide; born 21 January 1972) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the…
Nobuhide Takemura (武村展英, Takemura Nobuhide; born 21 January 1972) is a Japanese politician serving as a member of the House of Representatives since 2012. From 2003 to 2010, he worked as a Certified Public Accountant at Ernst & Young ShinNihon.
🎓 Keio University🏫 Otani High School📅 Born January 21🎂 Born 1972📍 From Kusatsu, Shiga💼 Politician・Legislator💼 Certified Public Accountant
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Taizo Mikazuki (三日月 大造, Mikazuki Taizō; born 24 May 1971) is a Japanese politician and the current governor of Shiga…
Taizo Mikazuki (三日月 大造, Mikazuki Taizō; born 24 May 1971) is a Japanese politician and the current governor of Shiga Prefecture, having been elected to the position in July 2014. He previously served in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan.
Haruko Arimura (有村 治子, Arimura Haruko; born 21 September 1970) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party…
Haruko Arimura (有村 治子, Arimura Haruko; born 21 September 1970) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. She is a descendant of Arimura Tsugizaemon, the ringleader of the Sakuradamon Incident, and Tōgō Heihachirō, the admiral of the Russo-Japanese War. Arimura's views on comfort women, military prostitutes during World War II, have been criticized. Arimura supports the views of Japanologist J. Mark Ramseyer on comfort women.
Takashi Koyari is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Councillors of Japan.
🎓 Kyoto University🏫 Zeze High School📅 Born September 9🎂 Born 1966📍 From Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture💼 Politician・Legislator
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Kenichiro Ueno (上野 賢一郎, Ueno Kenichirō; born 3 August 1965) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party…
Kenichiro Ueno (上野 賢一郎, Ueno Kenichirō; born 3 August 1965) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who serves as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Nagahama, Shiga and graduate of Kyoto University, he joined the Ministry of Home Affairs (now part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) in 1990. After an unsuccessful run 2003, he was elected for the first time in 2005. In 2010, he ran for governor of Shiga, but lost to incumbent Yukiko Kada. He has served as Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare since 21 October 2025.
Hisashi Tokunaga (徳永 久志, Tokunaga Hisashi; born June 27, 1963) is a Japanese politician who was a member of the House…
Hisashi Tokunaga (徳永 久志, Tokunaga Hisashi; born June 27, 1963) is a Japanese politician who was a member of the House of Councillors and later, the House of Representatives. A graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the National Diet for the first time in 2007 after serving in the assembly of Shiga Prefecture.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Hikone Higashi High School📅 Born June 27🎂 Born 1963📍 From Shiga Prefecture💼 Politician・Legislator
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Issei Tajima (田島 一成, Tajima Issei; born 15 June 1962) is a former Japanese politician who served in the House of…
Issei Tajima (田島 一成, Tajima Issei; born 15 June 1962) is a former Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) 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 Doshisha University. He was elected for the first time in 2005.
🎓 Doshisha University🏫 Hikone Higashi High School📅 Born June 15🎂 Born 1962📍 From Hikone, Shiga💼 Politician・Legislator
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Hiroo Kotera is a Japanese politician who is a member of the House of Representatives of Japan.
🎓 Doshisha University🏫 Hikone Higashi High School📅 Born September 18🎂 Born 1960📍 From Shiga Prefecture💼 Politician・Legislator
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Tatsuo Kawabata (川端 達夫, Kawabata Tatsuo; born 24 January 1945) is a former Japanese politician from the Democratic…
Tatsuo Kawabata (川端 達夫, Kawabata Tatsuo; born 24 January 1945) is a former Japanese politician from the Democratic Party. A native of Ōmihachiman, Shiga, he attended Kyoto University and received a master's degree from it. His elder brother is former mayor of Ōmihachiman Gohei Kawabata.
Tenzo Okumura (奥村 展三, Okumura Tenzō; born 10 August 1944) is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of…
Tenzo Okumura (奥村 展三, Okumura Tenzō; born 10 August 1944) is a former Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, who served as a member of both the House of Councillors and the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kōsei Town (today's Konan City, Shiga Prefecture) and dropout of Ritsumeikan University, he was elected to the town assembly of Kōsei, Shiga (serving for one term), to the Shiga Prefectural Assembly in 1979 (serving for four terms) and to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1995.
🎓 Ritsumeikan University🏫 Minakuchi High School📅 Born August 10🎂 Born 1944📍 From Konan, Shiga💼 Politician・Legislator
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Mineichi Iwanaga (岩永峯一 Iwanaga Mineichi, born 5 September 1941) is a former Japanese politician. Born in Koka, Shiga…
Mineichi Iwanaga (岩永峯一 Iwanaga Mineichi, born 5 September 1941) is a former Japanese politician. Born in Koka, Shiga Prefecture, Iwanaga attended Koka Senior High School and graduated from the law faculty of Chuo University. After serving as a town council member in Shiga, Iwanaga was elected to the House of Representatives in 1996, representing the fourth district of Shiga. He joined the Kato faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, but later switched to the Horiuchi faction. He became Vice Minister of Agriculture under the first Koizumi cabinet. On August 11, 2005, Iwanaga became Minister of Agriculture following the resignation of Yoshinobu Shimamura.
Masayoshi Takemura (武村 正義, Takemura Masayoshi; 26 August 1934 – 28 September 2022) was a Japanese politician. Elected…
Masayoshi Takemura (武村 正義, Takemura Masayoshi; 26 August 1934 – 28 September 2022) was a Japanese politician. Elected as a representative of the Liberal Democratic Party, in 1993 he broke away to form New Party Sakigake, before joining the newly formed Democratic Party of Japan in 1998. He served as Chief Cabinet Secretary and then finance minister in the Murayama Cabinet of the mid-1990s.
Sōsuke Uno (宇野 宗佑, Uno Sōsuke; 27 August 1922 – 19 May 1998) was a former Japanese politician who served as prime…
Sōsuke Uno (宇野 宗佑, Uno Sōsuke; 27 August 1922 – 19 May 1998) was a former Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan in 1989. Born in Shiga Prefecture, Uno enrolled in the Kobe College of Commerce before he was conscripted into the army during the Second World War. In 1960, he entered politics and was elected to the National Diet, becoming a leading Liberal Democratic Party member and a key ally of Yasuhiro Nakasone. Uno served as director of the Defense Agency under Kakuei Tanaka, as director of the Science and Technology Agency under Takeo Fukuda, and as director of the Administrative Management Agency under Masayoshi Ōhira. He was briefly international trade and industry minister in 1983, and foreign minister in 1987–1989. In 1989, Uno became prime minister but served for only two months before he resigned after a poor showing in that year's upper house election, influenced by the lingering Recruit scandal and public financial scandal with an outspoken Geisha mistress.
🎓 Shiga University🏫 Hachiman Commercial High School📅 Born August 27🎂 Born 1922📍 From Moriyama, Shiga💼 Politician・Legislator
Kakuzo Kawamoto (河本 嘉久蔵, kawamoto Kakuzo; 27 March 1917 – 24 March 1990) was a Japanese business executive and…
Kakuzo Kawamoto (河本 嘉久蔵, kawamoto Kakuzo; 27 March 1917 – 24 March 1990) was a Japanese business executive and politician.
🎓 Shiga University🏫 Takashima High School📅 Born March 27🎂 Born 1917📍 From Shiga Prefecture💼 Politician・Legislator💼 Company President・Entrepreneur
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Kenji Fukunaga (福永 健司, Fukunaga Kenji; 5 August 1910 – 31 May 1988) was a Japanese politician who was Chief Cabinet…
Kenji Fukunaga (福永 健司, Fukunaga Kenji; 5 August 1910 – 31 May 1988) was a Japanese politician who was Chief Cabinet Secretary on four occasions, and, as well as serving in various other cabinet positions, was also appointed as Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan. He was also seen as an influential voice within the Liberal Democratic Party.
Hisa Sawada (Japanese: 沢田ひさ; 25 November 1897 – 9 November 1979) was a Japanese suffragist and politician. She was one…
Hisa Sawada (Japanese: 沢田ひさ; 25 November 1897 – 9 November 1979) was a Japanese suffragist and politician. She was one of the first group of women elected to the House of Representatives in 1946.
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Kiyo Takeda (Japanese: 武田キヨ; 21 September 1896 – 14 March 1954) was a Japanese educator and politician. She was one of…
Kiyo Takeda (Japanese: 武田キヨ; 21 September 1896 – 14 March 1954) was a Japanese educator and politician. She was one of the first group of women elected to the House of Representatives in 1946.
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Nishimura Sutezō (西村 捨三; 24 August 1843 – 14 January 1908) was a Japanese businessman and politician. He was a veteran…
Nishimura Sutezō (西村 捨三; 24 August 1843 – 14 January 1908) was a Japanese businessman and politician. He was a veteran of the Boshin War. He was the fourth Governor of Okinawa Prefecture (1883–1886) and the sixth Governor of Osaka (1889–1891).
Mitsunori Okamoto (岡本 充功, Okamoto Mitsunori; born 18 June 1971) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional…
Mitsunori Okamoto (岡本 充功, Okamoto Mitsunori; born 18 June 1971) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). 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 House of Representatives for the first time in 2003. He was defeated in the 2005 election. He ran again to the House of Representatives in 2009 in the 9th district of Aichi defeating Prime Minister from 1989 to 1991, Toshiki Kaifu in a stunning upset. After losing his seat and being in 6th of 5 elected candidates for the CDP in the Tōkai proportional representation block during the 2021 election, he won a constituency in 2024, defeating Yasumasa Nagasaka in Aichi 9th district.
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