Yoshihisa Furukawa (古川 禎久, Furukawa Yoshihisa; born 3 August 1965) is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister…Yoshihisa Furukawa (古川 禎久, Furukawa Yoshihisa; born 3 August 1965) is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Justice from October 2021 to August 2022. He is serving in the House of Representatives as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Nariaki Nakayama (中山 成彬, Nakayama Nariaki; born 7 June 1943) is a Japanese politician who has served as leader of Kibō…Nariaki Nakayama (中山 成彬, Nakayama Nariaki; born 7 June 1943) is a Japanese politician who has served as leader of Kibō no Tō from 2019 to 2021. 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 Tarō Asō. After only four days in office he resigned due to a series of gaffes. Appointed on 24 September 2008, he resigned on 28 September 2008. After being de-endorsed by the LDP he lost his seat in the 2009 general election, eventually returning to the Diet as a member of the Japan Restoration Party in the 2012 general election. He lost his seat again in the 2014 general election. Nakayama's beliefs have been met with controversy, and have been characterized as historical revisionism. He denies the Nanjing Massacre and has pushed to censor textbook mentions of comfort women.
Teiichiro Morinaga (森永貞一郎, Morinaga Teiichiro; September 9, 1910 – May 30, 1986) was a Japanese businessman and central…Teiichiro Morinaga (森永貞一郎, Morinaga Teiichiro; September 9, 1910 – May 30, 1986) was a Japanese businessman and central banker who served as the 23rd Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ).
Toshiro Tezuka (手塚 敏郎, Tezuka Toshirō; 1 July 1873 – 26 October 1933) was a Japanese government official and prosecutor…Toshiro Tezuka (手塚 敏郎, Tezuka Toshirō; 1 July 1873 – 26 October 1933) was a Japanese government official and prosecutor who was Director of the Department of Civil Affairs of the South Sea Agency from 1918 to 1922 and the first Governor of the South Seas Mandate from 1922 to 1923.