Ryutaro Hashimoto was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1996 to 1998.
IchirōOzawa is a Japanese politician and has been a member of the House of Representatives since 1969,representing the Iwate 3rd district. He is often dubbed the "Shadow Shōgun" due to his back-room influence.
Shigeru Ishiba is a Japanese politician serving as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) since 2024. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 1986 and has served as Minister of Defense from 2007 to 2008 and Minister of Agriculture,Forestry and Fisheries from 2008 to 2009,as well as being the Secretary-General of the LDP from 2012 to 2014.
Seiko Noda is a Japanese politician who served as Minister-in-charge of Measures against Declining Birthrate from October 2021 to August 2022. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party,she previously served as Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications from 2017 to 2018 under Shinzo Abe. Noda also serves in the House of Representatives,serving her fifth term for the 1st District of Gifu Prefecture. She is a self-described conservative and was a candidate in the 2021 Liberal Democratic Party Leadership Election,however she was eliminated in a run-off,placing fourth in the first round.
Toshihiro Nikai is a former Japanese politician for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the leader of the LDP Shisuikai faction,who served as the Secretary-General of the LDP from 2016 to 2021. He was previously the Minister of Economy,Trade and Industry. Nikai is currently retired,after thirteen terms in the Lower House representing Wakayama's Third District. He is widely considered to be "Japan's most pro-China lawmaker". He has also been criticized for misogynistic views expressed in the past,and caused controversy when he invited women to "look,but not talk" at key party meetings.
Hiromu Nonaka was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party.
The Minister of Defense,or Bōei-shō (防衛相),is a member of the Japanese cabinet and is the leader of the Ministry of Defense,the executive department of the Japanese Armed Forces. The minister of defense’s position of command and authority over the military is second only to that of the Prime Minister of Japan,who is the commander-in-chief.
Fumio Kishida is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2021 to 2024. He has been a member of the House of Representatives in the National Diet since 1993. Kishida previously served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2017 and as acting Minister of Defense in 2017. From 2017 to 2020,he also chaired the LDP Policy Research Council.
Tadayoshi Nagashima was a Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.
Yoichiro Esaki is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP),a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet.
Yoshitaka Sakurada is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party,who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. He formerly served as Minister of State for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in the Fourth Abe Cabinet.
Tsutomu Sato is a Japanese politician who served as Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications in 2009 and Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission from 2008 to 2009 under Prime Minister Taro Aso.
Yukiko Sakamoto is a Japanese politician and bureaucrat from Mishima,Shizuoka. She was the first woman to be appointed vice-governor of Shizuoka Prefecture in 1996 and served one term in the House of Councillors in the National Diet from 2004 until 2009.
Satoshi Ninoyu is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party,and served as a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet.
Yoshimasa Hayashi is a Japanese politician who has been serving as Chief Cabinet Secretary since December 2023. Hayashi previously held five cabinet positions:Minister of Defence,Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy,Minister of Agriculture,Forestry and Fisheries,Minister of Education,Culture,Sports,Science and Technology,and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
ShinjirōKoizumi is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister of the Environment from September 2019 to October 2021. He also serves as a Member of the House of Representatives for the Liberal Democratic Party. He is the second son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and the younger brother of actor Kotaro Koizumi.
Denny Tamaki is a Japanese politician and the current Governor of Okinawa Prefecture since August 2018.
House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on Sunday 10 July 2016 to elect 121 of the 242 members of the upper house of the National Diet,for a term of six years. As a result of the election,the Liberal Democratic Party–Komeito coalition gained ten seats for a total of 145,the largest coalition achieved since the size of the house was set at 242 seats.
The Fourth Abe Cabinet governed Japan under the leadership of Prime Minister ShinzōAbe from November 2017 to September 2020. The government is a coalition between the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito and controls both the upper and lower houses of the National Diet.
The Second Kishida Cabinet was the 101st Cabinet of Japan and was formed in November 2021 by Fumio Kishida,leader of the Liberal Democratic Party and Prime Minister of Japan.
