is a Japanese

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who currently serves as the

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since October 2021. He is serving in the

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as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.

Career

A native of

Kisarazu, Chiba is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 136,023 in 63,431 households and a population density of 980 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Kisarazu is located in the midwest ...

and graduate of

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, Matsuno originally wanted to work in the

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but instead took a job in

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. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 after an unsuccessful run in 1996. In the August 3, 2016 reshuffle, Matsuno joined the

Shinzō Abe Shinzo Abe ( ; ja, 安倍晋三, Hepburn: , ; 21 September 1954 – 8 July 2022) was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 20 ...

cabinet as Minister of education. Matsuno became the

in the

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under Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

Controversy

Affiliated to the openly revisionist lobby

Nippon Kaigi The Right side up ...

, along with most members of the Abe cabinet, Matsuno denies the existence of the Imperial Japan sex slavery system known under the euphemism 'Comfort women', and in 2014 demanded the revision of the Kono and Murayama statements, considered as landmark declarations from Japanese governments towards the recognition of war crimes. Matsuno is also a member of the following

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Diet groups:Yoshifumi Tawara - "日本会議の全貌、花伝社" Kadensha, 2016 *Conference of parliamentarians on the Shinto Association of Spiritual Leadership (神道政治連盟国会議員懇談会 - Shinto Seiji Renmei Kokkai Giin Kondankai) - NB: SAS a.k.a. Sinseiren, Shinto Political League *Japan Rebirth (創生「日本」- Sosei Nippon)

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* in Japanese. {{DEFAULTSORT:Matsuno, Hirokazu 1962 births Living people People from Kisarazu Politicians from Chiba Prefecture Waseda University alumni Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians 21st-century Japanese politicians Education ministers of Japan Historical negationism Culture ministers of Japan Science ministers of Japan Sports ministers of Japan Technology ministers of Japan Chief Cabinet Secretaries of Japan