is a Japanese

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of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the

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in the

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(national legislature). A native of

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and graduate of the

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, Kihara joined the

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in 1993. In 1999, Kihara has sent to visit the

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to study its political system, and interviewed former Prime Minister

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who encouraged him to enter politics. He was elected for the first time in 2005. , he is Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs. At the LDP, Kihara also served as Director of the Committee on Cabinet Standing, and as a member of the Committee on Financial Affairs. Affiliated to the openly revisionist lobby

Nippon Kaigi The Right side up ...

, which advocates a restoration of

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in the archipelago, Kihara was among the 225 MPs joining the 'one million people rally to protect the Imperial tradition' in March 2006.Nippon Kaigi website:
皇室の伝統を守ろう！日本武道館・一万名大会
Kihara is affiliated with Prime Minister

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, who called Kihara the person he most trusts while campaigning for him in 2021.

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* in Japanese. {{DEFAULTSORT:Kihara, Seiji 1970 births Living people People from Tokyo University of Tokyo alumni Alumni of the London School of Economics Koizumi Children Members of Nippon Kaigi Members of the House of Representatives from Tokyo Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians