is a Japanese
politician
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who currently serves as the
Chief Cabinet Secretary since October 2021. He is serving in the
House of Representatives
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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
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 ...
, Matsuno originally wanted to work in the
film industry
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but instead took a job in
advertising
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at
Lion Corporation
is a Japanese multinational manufacturer of detergent, soap, medications, and oral hygiene products and other toiletries. The company also has a chemical engineering
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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
Chief Cabinet Secretary in the
Cabinet of Japan under Prime Minister
Fumio Kishida.
Controversy
Affiliated to the openly
revisionist lobby
, 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
right-wing 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)
References
External links
* 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