Masayoshi Yoshino Explained

Masayoshi Yoshino
Native Name Lang:ja
Office:Minister for Reconstruction
Primeminister:Shinzo Abe
Term Start:26 April 2017
Term End:2 October 2018
Predecessor:Masahiro Imamura
Successor:Hiromichi Watanabe
Office1:Member of the House of Representatives
Constituency1:Fukushima 5th (2000–2003; 2005–2009; 2014–2024)
Tohoku PR (2003–2005; 2009–2014)
Term Start1:25 June 2000
Term End1:9 October 2024
Predecessor1:Goji Sakamoto
Successor1:Constituency abolished
Office2:Member of the Fukushima Prefectural Assembly
Term Start2:1987
Term End2:1999
Birth Date:8 August 1948
Birth Place:Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan
Party:Liberal Democratic
Alma Mater:Waseda University

is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Iwaki, Fukushima and graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the first of his three terms in the assembly of Fukushima Prefecture in 1987 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000. In 2012, he won a seat in the House of Representatives for the Chugoku region, and in 2014 returned to Fukushima which he has represented since 2014.[1]

On 26 April 2017, he became the minister responsible for disaster reconstruction in the Tohoku Region, after the previous minister, Masahiro Imamura, resigned after making insensitive remarks about the 2011 earthquake and tsunami which had hit the Tohoku region.[2]

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  1. Web site: New reconstruction minister Masayoshi Yoshino known for dedication to rebuilding disaster-hit hometown. The Japan Times News. The Japan Times Limited. 26 April 2017.
  2. Web site: Masahiro Imamura: Japanese minister quits over Fukushima comments. BBC News. BBC. 26 April 2017.

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