is a Japanese

political activist A political movement is a collective attempt by a group of people to change government policy or social values. Political movements are usually in opposition to an element of the status quo, and are often associated with a certain ideology. Some ...

of the

Liberal Democratic Party of Japan The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a conservativeThe Liberal Democratic Party is widely described as conservative: * * * * * political party in Japan. The LDP has been in power almost continuously since its foundation in 1955—a per ...

, a former member of

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in the

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(national legislature).

Profile and career

A native of

Ōme, Tokyo is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 131,895 in 63,917 households, and a population density of 1300 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Ōme is located in ...

and graduate of

Waseda University , mottoeng = Independence of scholarship , established = 21 October 1882 , type = Private , endowment = , president = Aiji Tanaka , city = Shinjuku , state = Tokyo , country = Japan , students = 47,959 , undergrad = 39,382 , postgrad ...

Faculty of Education, Nishikawa was elected for the first time in 2000. Her husband Hiroshi Nishikawa, a banker, is a mayor in Ashikita District, Kumamoto Prefecture. Her profile on the LDP website: *Director, Committee on Health, Labour and Welfare *Member, Commission on the Constitution *Director, Special Committee on Consumer Affairs *Deputy Chairman, Policy Research Council of LDP

Ideology

Kyoko Nishikawa, a former Lower House member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party who served as senior vice education minister, said to the effect that Japan waged the war to help all the nations of Asia prosper and gain independence. Nishikawa is affiliated to the openly revisionist lobby

Nippon Kaigi The Right side up ...

,Pro-Yasukuni parliamentary groups backing up Abe Cabinet
- Japan Press Weekly - May 27, 2007 and a member of several right-wing Diet groups: *Secretary General, Diet Members to Discuss Japanese Future and History Education (日本の前途と歴史教育を考える議員の会) *Deputy Secretary General, Nippon Kaigi Diet discussion group (日本会議国会議員懇談会 - Nippon kaigi kokkai giin kondankai) *Pro- Yasukuni Alliance (みんなで靖国神社に参拝する国会議員の会) *Conference of young parliamentarians supporting the idea that the

Yasukuni Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded by Emperor Meiji in June 1869 and commemorates those who died in service of Japan, from the Boshin War of 1868–1869, to the two Sino-Japanese Wars, 1894–1895 and 1937–1945 resp ...

is a true national interest and desire for peace (平和を願い真の国益を考え靖国神社参拝を支持する若手国会議員の会) *Alliance of Diet Members for Acting Toward the Fast Rescue of Japanese Victims Kidnapped by North Korea (北朝鮮に拉致された日本人を早期に救出するために行動する議員連盟 - Kita Chousen ni rachi sareta Nipponjin wo souki kyuushutsu suru tame ni koudou suru giin renmei) *Japan Rebirth (創生「日本」- Sosei Nippon) *Parliamentarians acting to protect the Japanese territory (日本の領土を守るため行動する議員連盟) Nishikawa is also a member of the Japan Buddhist Federation (全日本仏教会). In 2013, Nishikawa referred to sexual slavery for the Imperial military (' Comfort women') as "mere prostitution". Nishikawa gave the following answers to the questionnaire submitted by Mainichi to parliamentarians in 2014:Mainichi 2014
senkyo.mainichi.jp/47shu/meikan.html?mid=D11001032032
/ref> *in favor of the revision of the

Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution is a clause in the national Constitution of Japan outlawing war as a means to settle international disputes involving the state. The Constitution came into effect on 3 May 1947, following World War II. In its text, the state formally renounces th ...

*in favor of the right of collective self-defense *in favor of nuclear plants *no problem for visits of a Prime Minister to the

controversial Controversy is a state of prolonged public dispute or debate, usually concerning a matter of conflicting opinion or point of view. The word was coined from the Latin ''controversia'', as a composite of ''controversus'' – "turned in an opposite d ...

*in favor of the revision of the Murayama Statement *in favor of the revision of the Kono Statement *against laws preventing hate speech *considers

Marine Corps Air Station Futenma is a United States Marine Corps base located in Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan, northeast of Naha, on the island of Okinawa. It is home to approximately 3,000 Marines of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and other units, and has been a U.S. military ai ...

is a burden for

Okinawa is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi). Naha is the capital and largest city ...

*in favor of the Special Secrecy Law *in favor of teaching 'morality' in school

References

External links

Official website
in Japanese {{DEFAULTSORT:Nishikawa, Kyoko Living people 1945 births People from Ōme, Tokyo Female members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Members of Nippon Kaigi Democratic Party of Japan politicians 21st-century Japanese politicians 21st-century Japanese women politicians