Mieko Nakabayashi Explained

Mieko Nakabayashi (中林美恵子, born 24 September 1960) is a Japanese politician, academic, and author.

Career

After graduating from Honjō City High School,[1] she studied political science at Osaka University and then at Washington State University. She worked as a staff member at the United States Congressional and Senate Budget Committee with Pete Domenici.

Nakabayashi ran in the 2009 Japanese legislative election, with the Democratic Party of Japan in the Kanagawa 1st district.[2] She was elected, and entered the Diet of Japan. She is part of a group of Japanese politicians called the "Ozawa Children", young female politicians introduced to politics by Ichirō Ozawa. This is a reference to the "Children of Koizumi", equivalent to the Liberal Democratic Party in power until 2009.

A candidate for re-election in the 2012 legislative elections, she failed to be re-elected in her constituency.

She taught at Atomi Women’s University, and Waseda University.[3] [4] Alongside her teaching career, she regularly appears in the Japanese media on various national and international political topics, especially American, as a geopolitical expert.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-12-26 . 米中が台湾で衝突…もしものとき日本への影響は? 宮家邦彦と中林美恵子が解説 . 2024-08-14 . AERA dot. (アエラドット) . ja.
  2. Web site: 2024-08-06 . 【中林美恵子】投稿一覧 . 2024-08-14 . 日本経済新聞 . ja.
  3. Web site: 2018-01-30 . Mieko Nakabayashi . 2024-08-14 . The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation . en-US.
  4. Web site: ASPST Breakfast with Dr. Mieko Nakabayashi . asiasociety.org.
  5. Web site: 時代の風:米キャンパスのデモと中東 バイデン氏再選へ試練=中林美恵子・早稲田大教授 . 2024-08-14 . 毎日新聞 . ja.
  6. Web site: 米共和党大会「大きな転換点となる可能性」中林美恵子・早大教授 . 2024-08-14 . 毎日新聞 . ja.
  7. Web site: 赤塚辰浩 . バイデン大統領の高齢問題が「バッチリ出ちゃいました」中林美恵子早大教授 - 社会 : 日刊スポーツ . 2024-08-14 . nikkansports.com . ja.
  8. Web site: 赤塚辰浩 . バイデン大統領の高齢問題が「バッチリ出ちゃいました」中林美恵子早大教授 - 社会 : 日刊スポーツ . 2024-08-14 . nikkansports.com . ja.
  9. Web site: asahi.com(朝日新聞社):選挙区当選者 - 2009総選挙 . 2024-08-14 . www.asahi.com.