is a Japanese politician who was elected to the

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in 2012 as a member of

Nippon Ishin no Kai The is a conservative and right-wing populist political party in Japan. Formed as ''Initiatives from Osaka'' in October 2015 from a split in the old Japan Innovation Party, the party became the third-biggest opposition party in the National D ...

. He was forced out of the party in 2019 after making remarks suggesting the need for Japan to wage war with Russia, and joined

The Party to Protect the People from NHK NHK Party ( ja, NHK党, ), self-abbreviated as the NHK (NHK), also known as Anti-NHK Party in English language media, is a populist and single-issue political party in Japan founded on 17 June 2013 by activist Takashi Tachibana. The party's origi ...

Career

Maruyama was born in Sakai, Osaka and got a

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from the

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in 2006. After graduating from University, he entered the

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of Japan. In 2009, he joined The Matsushita Institute of Government and Management. In 2012, he was elected to the

as a member of the

Japan Restoration Party The , also referred to in English as the Japan Restoration Association, was a Japanese political party. It was launched on 12 September 2012 and gained official recognition on 28 September 2012. The party grew from the regional Osaka Restoration A ...

for Osaka's 19th district. He was re-elected in 2014 as a member of the

Japan Innovation Party The was a political party in Japan. It was launched on 22 September 2014, following the merger of the Japan Restoration Party headed by Tōru Hashimoto, and the Unity Party, led by Kenji Eda. On 27 March 2016 the party merged with the Democrati ...

, the successor to the JRP. He was appointed vice-chairman of the Policy Research Council and was a member of the Diet Affairs Committee for his party. He was re-elected for a third term in 2017, this time as a member of

. In 2019, during a visit to Russia's

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, he was reported to have been drunk and shouted "Do you think there is any way other than war?" to the residents, quoting the

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. This has resulted in extended criticism by the

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and led to him being expelled from the party. A unanimous

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decision against him was approved by the House of Representatives. He was also kicked out of Nippon Ishin, and joined

, and is currently its deputy leader.

Policies and Propositions

* He is contrary to the introduction of the selective husband and wife system. * He agrees with the revision of the

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. * He agreed to review the

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of the

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, which prohibits the exercise of

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. * He said that Japan's nuclear arms should be examined according to the future geopolitical situation. * He opposes the establishment of a female emperor. * He agrees with the TPP agreement.

References

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