List of foreign politicians of Japanese origin
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This article contains a list of Wikipedia articles about politicians in countries outside Japan who are of Japanese descent.
Argentina[edit]
- Mario Alberto Ishii - Mayor of José C. Paz Partido and Provincial Senator for Buenos Aires Province
- Laura Russo - National Deputy for Buenos Aires Province
- Alicia Terada - National Deputy for Chaco Province
Australia[edit]
- Rob Lucas – Treasurer of South Australia (1997-2002, 2018-2022)
Austria[edit]
- Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi – founding president of the Paneuropean Union (1923–1972)
Brazil[edit]
- Luiz Gushiken – Minister of Social Communication and Strategic Management (2003–2005), President of the Workers' Party (1988–1990) and Federal Deputy for São Paulo (1987–1999)
- Walter Ihoshi – Federal Deputy for São Paulo (1996–2007)
- Kim Kataguiri – Federal Deputy for São Paulo
- Luiz Nishimori – Federal Deputy for Paraná
- Keiko Ota – Federal Deputy for São Paulo
- Hatiro Shimomoto – State Deputy for São Paulo
- Hidekazu Takayama – Federal Deputy for Paraná
Canada[edit]
- Barry Morishita – Leader of the Alberta Party and former Mayor of Brooks, Alberta
- Bev Oda – Minister of International Cooperation (2007–2012) and Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women (2006–2007)
- David Tsubouchi – Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario
- Naomi Yamamoto – Minister in the Provincial Government of British Columbia
Chile[edit]
- Carlos Ominami - Minister of the Economy (1990–1992)
China[edit]
- Koxinga - 17th-century warlord and ruler of the Kingdom of Tungning (1661-1662)
- Zheng Jing – Ruler of the Kingdom of Tungning (1662-1681)
- Zheng Keshuang – Ruler of the Kingdom of Tungning (1681-1683)
- Zheng Kezang – Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Tungning
Czechia[edit]
- Tomio Okamura - Deputy Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies and founder of the Dawn – National Coalition and Freedom and Direct Democracy Parties
Malaysia[edit]
- Fuad Stephens – Chief Minister (1963-1964 and 1976) and Yang di-Pertua Negeri (1973-1975 of Sabah and High Commissioner to Australia (1968–1973)
Marshall Islands[edit]
- Amata Kabua – 1st President of the Marshall Islands (1979–1996)
- Kunio Lemari – 2nd president of the Marshall Islands (1996–1997)
- James Matayoshi – Mayor of Rongelap Atoll
- Kessai Note – 3rd president of the Marshall Islands (2000–2008)
Mexico[edit]
- René Fujiwara – Federal Deputy for the Federal District
- Gilberto Hirata – Federal Deputy for Baja California and Mayor of Ensenada
- Pedro Kumamoto – State Deputy of Jalisco
- Jesús Kumate Rodríguez – Secretary of Health (1988–1994)
Micronesia[edit]
- Hirosi Ismael – Vice President (1987–1991)
- Manny Mori – 7th President of Micronesia (2007–2015)
- Masao Nakayama – Ambassador to Japan (1989–1997)
- Tosiwo Nakayama – 1st President of Micronesia (1979–1987)
Nauru[edit]
- Bernard Dowiyogo – President of Nauru (1976-1978, 1989-1995, 1996, 1998-1999, 2000-2001, 2003)
- Valdon Dowiyogo – Speaker of Parliament (2004–2007)
Nepal[edit]
- Takashi Miyahara – founder of the Nepal Rastriya Bikas Party
Netherlands[edit]
- Mariko Peters – Member of the House of Representatives
Norway[edit]
- Naomi Ichihara Røkkum – Substitute member of the Oslo City Council
Pakistan[edit]
- Hameeda Waheeduddin – Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Palau[edit]
- Santy Asanuma – Senator
- Elias Camsek Chin - Vice President (2005–2009)
- Hersey Kyota - Ambassador to the United States
- Kuniwo Nakamura - 6th President of Palau (1993–2001)
- Haruo Remeliik - 1st President of Palau (1981–1985)
- Peter Sugiyama – Senator
Peru[edit]
- Alberto Fujimori – President of Peru (1990–2000)[1]
- Keiko Fujimori - Daughter of Alberto Fujimori,[2] Congresswoman for Lima, President of Popular Force and three-time presidential candidate
- Kenji Fujimori - Son of Alberto Fujimori, Congressman for Lima
- Santiago Fujimori - Brother of Alberto Fujimori, Congressman for Lima
- Víctor García Toma - Minister of Justice (2010)
- Susana Higuchi - Former wife of Alberto Fujimori, Congresswoman for Lima[3]
- Augusto Miyashiro - Mayor of Chorrillos District
- Rafael Yamashiro - Congressman for Ica Department
- Jaime Yoshiyama - President of the Democratic Constituent Congress (1992–1995)
Philippines[edit]
Russia[edit]
- Irina Khakamada – Deputy Chair of the State Duma (2000–2003)
Singapore[edit]
- Edmund W. Barker – Leader of the House (1968-1985), Minister for Law (1964-1988), Minister for National Development (1965-1975), Minister for Home Affairs (1972), Minister for the Environment (1975-1979) and Minister for Science and Technology (1977-1981)
Taiwan[edit]
- Sisy Chen - Member of the Legislative Yuan for Taipei
- Chiang Wei-kuo - Secretary-General of the National Security Council of the Republic of China (1986–1993)
- Liao Liou-yi - Secretary-General of the Kuomintang (2011–2012), Secretary-General of the Office of the President of the Republic of China (2009–2011) and Minister of the Interior (2008-2009)
United Kingdom[edit]
- Iain Duncan Smith - Conservative MP and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (2010–2016)
United States[edit]
Cabinet[edit]
- Norman Mineta – Secretary of Commerce (2000–2001) and Secretary of Transportation (2001–2006); also U.S. Representative from California (1975-1995) and Mayor of San Jose (1971–1975)
- Eric Shinseki – Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2009-2014)
Congress[edit]
- Colleen Hanabusa – Representative from Hawaii
- S. I. Hayakawa – Senator from California
- Mazie Hirono – Senator from Hawaii
- Mike Honda – Representative from California
- Daniel Inouye - Representative and Senator from Hawaii; President pro tempore of the United States Senate (2010–2012)[4]
- Bob Matsui – Representative from California
- Doris Matsui – Representative from California
- Spark Matsunaga - Representative and Senator from Hawaii
- Patsy Mink – Representative from Hawaii
- Pat Saiki – Representative from Hawaii
- Mark Takai – Representative from Hawaii
- Mark Takano – Representative from California
State and territory levels[edit]
- George Ariyoshi – 3rd Governor of Hawaii (1974–1986)
- David Ige – 8th Governor of Hawaii (2014–2022)
- Nelson Doi – 5th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii (1974-1978) and President of the Hawaii Senate (1963-1964)
- Jean King – 6th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii (1978-1982)
- Kazuhisa Abe – 12th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii (2012-2018) and President of the Hawaii Senate (2010-2012)
- Steve Hobbs – 16th Secretary of State of Washington (2021–present)
- Earl Anzai – 12th Attorney General of Hawaii (1999-2002)
- Shan Tsutsui – President of the Hawaii Senate (1964-1965)
- Ron Kouchi – President of the Hawaii Senate (2015–present)
- Stan Matsunaka – President of the Colorado Senate (2001-2002)
- Scott Saiki – Speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives (2017–present)
- Tommy Tanaka – Speaker of the Guam Legislature (1979–1983)
- Tom Takubo – Majority Leader of the West Virginia Senate (2019–present)
- Paul Bannai – Member of the California State Assembly
- Carol Fukunaga – Member of the Hawaii Senate and House of Representatives
- Warren Furutani – Member of the California State Assembly
- Bob Hasegawa – Member of the Washington Senate and House of Representatives
- Jani Iwamoto – Member of the Utah Senate
- Scott Kawasaki – Member of the Alaska Senate and House of Representatives
- Sam Kito III – Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
- Al Muratsuchi – Member of the California State Assembly
- George Nakano – Member of the California State Assembly
- Curtis Oda – Member of the Utah House of Representatives
- Richard Onishi – Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
- Keiko Orrall – Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Dean Sanpei – Member of the Utah House of Representatives
- Sharon Tomiko Santos – Member of the Washington House of Representatives
- Jackson Sayama – Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
- Brian Shiozawa – Member of the Utah Senate
- Monica Stonier – Member of the Washington House of Representatives
- Pat Takasugi – Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
- Chris Toshiro Todd – Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
- Clift Tsuji – Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
- Kip Tokuda – Member of the Washington House of Representatives
- Erika Uyterhoeven – Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Julie VanOrden – Member of the Idaho Senate and House of Representatives
- Glenn Wakai – Member of the Hawaii Senate and House of Representatives
- Dennis Yamada – Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
- Mariko Yamada – Member of the California State Assembly
- Julie Yamamoto – Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
- Bernard Akana – Mayor of Hawaii County (1988-1990)
- Alan Arakawa – Mayor of Maui County (2003-2007, 2011-2019)
- Bruce Harrell – Mayor of Seattle (2017, 2022–present)
- James Kanno – Mayor of Fountain Valley, California
- Derek Kawakami – Mayor of Kauai (2018–present) and member of the Hawaii House of Representatives (2011-2016)
- Herbert Matayoshi – Mayor of Hawaii County (1974–1984)
- Kinjiro Matsudaira – Mayor of Edmonston, Maryland (1927, 1943)
- Ken Miyagishima – Mayor of Las Cruces, New Mexico (2007–2023)
- S. Floyd Mori – Mayor of Pleasanton, California (1974–1975)
- Alan Nakanishi – Mayor of Lodi, California (2001–2002, 2012–2014)
- Eunice Sato – Mayor of Long Beach, California (1980–1982)
- Nao Takasugi – Mayor of Oxnard, California (1982–1992)
- Paul Tanaka – Mayor of Gardena, California (2005–2016)
- Larry Tanimoto – Mayor of Hawaii County (1990)
- Charmaine Tavares – Mayor of Maui County (2007–2011)
- Stephen K. Yamashiro – Mayor of Hawaii County (1992–2000)
- Paul Miyamoto – Sheriff of San Francisco (2020–present)
See also[edit]
- List of heads of state and government of Indian origin
- List of foreign politicians of Chinese origin
- List of foreign politicians of Korean origin
- List of foreign politicians of Indian origin
- List of foreign politicians of Vietnamese origin
- List of foreign politicians of Iranian origin
References[edit]
- ^ "Peru court grants pardon of ex-President Fujimori". Kyodo News. March 18, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ "Peru family drama threatens South America's success story". BBC News. January 16, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ "Wife-turned-critic of Peru ex-president dies". France 24. December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ "Inouye, first Japanese-American congressman, to be remembered in ancestral home". The Japan Times. January 12, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2022.