- Source: List of foreign politicians of Japanese origin
This article contains a list of Wikipedia articles about politicians in countries outside Japan who are of Japanese origin.
Heads of state and heads of government
This is a list of former and current heads of state and heads of government of the sovereign countries who were/are of full or partial Japanese origin. This list does not include acting, interim, transitional, temporary or representative heads of state and government.
Argentina
Mario Alberto Ishii - Mayor of José C. Paz Partido and Provincial Senator for Buenos Aires Province
Laura Russo - National Deputy for Buenos Aires Province
Alicia Terada - National Deputy for Chaco Province
Australia
Rob Lucas – Treasurer of South Australia (1997-2002, 2018-2022)
Austria
Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi – founding president of the Paneuropean Union (1923–1972)
Brazil
Luiz Gushiken – Minister of Social Communication and Strategic Management (2003–2005), President of the Workers' Party (1988–1990) and Federal Deputy for São Paulo (1987–1999)
Walter Ihoshi – Federal Deputy for São Paulo (1996–2007)
Kim Kataguiri – Federal Deputy for São Paulo
Luiz Nishimori – Federal Deputy for Paraná
Keiko Ota – Federal Deputy for São Paulo
Hatiro Shimomoto – State Deputy for São Paulo
Hidekazu Takayama – Federal Deputy for Paraná
Canada
Barry Morishita – Leader of the Alberta Party and former Mayor of Brooks, Alberta
Bev Oda – Minister of International Cooperation (2007–2012) and Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women (2006–2007)
David Tsubouchi – Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario
Naomi Yamamoto – Minister in the Provincial Government of British Columbia
Chile
Carlos Ominami - Minister of the Economy (1990–1992)
China
Koxinga - 17th-century warlord and ruler of the Kingdom of Tungning (1661-1662)
Zheng Jing – Ruler of the Kingdom of Tungning (1662-1681)
Zheng Keshuang – Ruler of the Kingdom of Tungning (1681-1683)
Zheng Kezang – Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Tungning
Czechia
Tomio Okamura - Deputy Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies and founder of the Dawn – National Coalition and Freedom and Direct Democracy Parties
Malaysia
Fuad Stephens – Chief Minister (1963-1964 and 1976) and Yang di-Pertua Negeri (1973-1975 of Sabah and High Commissioner to Australia (1968–1973)
Marshall Islands
Kunio Lemari – Acting president of the Marshall Islands (1996–1997)
James Matayoshi – Mayor of Rongelap Atoll
Mexico
René Fujiwara – Federal Deputy for the Federal District
Gilberto Hirata – Federal Deputy for Baja California and Mayor of Ensenada
Pedro Kumamoto – State Deputy of Jalisco
Jesús Kumate Rodríguez – Secretary of Health (1988–1994)
Micronesia
Hirosi Ismael – Vice President (1987–1991)
Masao Nakayama – Ambassador to Japan (1989–1997)
Nauru
Valdon Dowiyogo – Speaker of Parliament (2004–2007)
Nepal
Takashi Miyahara – founder of the Nepal Rastriya Bikas Party
Netherlands
Mariko Peters – Member of the House of Representatives
Norway
Naomi Ichihara Røkkum – Substitute member of the Oslo City Council
Pakistan
Hameeda Waheeduddin – Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Palau
Santy Asanuma – Senator
Elias Camsek Chin - Vice President (2005–2009)
Hersey Kyota - Ambassador to the United States
Peter Sugiyama – Senator
Peru
Keiko Fujimori - Daughter of Alberto Fujimori, Congresswoman for Lima, President of Popular Force and three-time presidential candidate
Kenji Fujimori - Son of Alberto Fujimori, Congressman for Lima
Santiago Fujimori - Brother of Alberto Fujimori, Congressman for Lima
Víctor García Toma - Minister of Justice (2010)
Susana Higuchi - Former wife of Alberto Fujimori, Congresswoman for Lima
Augusto Miyashiro - Mayor of Chorrillos District
Rafael Yamashiro - Congressman for Ica Department
Jaime Yoshiyama - President of the Democratic Constituent Congress (1992–1995)
Philippines
Hori Horibata - Congressman for Camarines Sur
Russia
Irina Khakamada – Deputy Chair of the State Duma (2000–2003)
Singapore
Edmund W. Barker – Leader of the House (1968-1985), Minister for Law (1964-1988), Minister for National Development (1965-1975), Minister for Home Affairs (1972), Minister for the Environment (1975-1979) and Minister for Science and Technology (1977-1981)
Taiwan
Sisy Chen - Member of the Legislative Yuan for Taipei
Chiang Wei-kuo - Secretary-General of the National Security Council of the Republic of China (1986–1993)
Liao Liou-yi - Secretary-General of the Kuomintang (2011–2012), Secretary-General of the Office of the President of the Republic of China (2009–2011) and Minister of the Interior (2008-2009)
United Kingdom
Iain Duncan Smith - Conservative MP and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (2010–2016)
United States
= Cabinet
=Norman Mineta – Secretary of Commerce (2000–2001) and Secretary of Transportation (2001–2006); also U.S. Representative from California (1975-1995) and Mayor of San Jose (1971–1975)
Eric Shinseki – Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2009-2014)
= Congress
=Colleen Hanabusa – Representative from Hawaii
S. I. Hayakawa – Senator from California
Mazie Hirono – Senator from Hawaii
Mike Honda – Representative from California
Daniel Inouye - Representative and Senator from Hawaii; President pro tempore of the United States Senate (2010–2012)
Bob Matsui – Representative from California
Doris Matsui – Representative from California
Spark Matsunaga - Representative and Senator from Hawaii
Patsy Mink – Representative from Hawaii
Pat Saiki – Representative from Hawaii
Mark Takai – Representative from Hawaii
Mark Takano – Representative from California
= State and territory levels
=George Ariyoshi – 3rd Governor of Hawaii (1974–1986)
David Ige – 8th Governor of Hawaii (2014–2022)
Nelson Doi – 5th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii (1974-1978) and President of the Hawaii Senate (1963-1964)
Jean King – 6th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii (1978-1982)
Kazuhisa Abe – 12th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii (2012-2018) and President of the Hawaii Senate (2010-2012)
Steve Hobbs – 16th Secretary of State of Washington (2021–present)
Earl Anzai – 12th Attorney General of Hawaii (1999-2002)
Shan Tsutsui – President of the Hawaii Senate (1964-1965)
Ron Kouchi – President of the Hawaii Senate (2015–present)
Stan Matsunaka – President of the Colorado Senate (2001-2002)
Scott Saiki – Speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives (2017–present)
Tommy Tanaka – Speaker of the Guam Legislature (1979–1983)
Tom Takubo – Majority Leader of the West Virginia Senate (2019–present)
Paul Bannai – Member of the California State Assembly
Carol Fukunaga – Member of the Hawaii Senate and House of Representatives
Warren Furutani – Member of the California State Assembly
Bob Hasegawa – Member of the Washington Senate and House of Representatives
Jani Iwamoto – Member of the Utah Senate
Scott Kawasaki – Member of the Alaska Senate and House of Representatives
Sam Kito III – Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
Al Muratsuchi – Member of the California State Assembly
George Nakano – Member of the California State Assembly
Curtis Oda – Member of the Utah House of Representatives
Richard Onishi – Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
Keiko Orrall – Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Dean Sanpei – Member of the Utah House of Representatives
Sharon Tomiko Santos – Member of the Washington House of Representatives
Jackson Sayama – Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
Brian Shiozawa – Member of the Utah Senate
Monica Stonier – Member of the Washington House of Representatives
Pat Takasugi – Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
Chris Toshiro Todd – Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
Clift Tsuji – Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
Kip Tokuda – Member of the Washington House of Representatives
Erika Uyterhoeven – Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Julie VanOrden – Member of the Idaho Senate and House of Representatives
Glenn Wakai – Member of the Hawaii Senate and House of Representatives
Dennis Yamada – Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
Mariko Yamada – Member of the California State Assembly
Julie Yamamoto – Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
Bernard Akana – Mayor of Hawaii County (1988-1990)
Alan Arakawa – Mayor of Maui County (2003-2007, 2011-2019)
Bruce Harrell – Mayor of Seattle (2017, 2022–present)
James Kanno – Mayor of Fountain Valley, California
Derek Kawakami – Mayor of Kauai (2018–present) and member of the Hawaii House of Representatives (2011-2016)
Herbert Matayoshi – Mayor of Hawaii County (1974–1984)
Kinjiro Matsudaira – Mayor of Edmonston, Maryland (1927, 1943)
Ken Miyagishima – Mayor of Las Cruces, New Mexico (2007–2023)
S. Floyd Mori – Mayor of Pleasanton, California (1974–1975)
Alan Nakanishi – Mayor of Lodi, California (2001–2002, 2012–2014)
Eunice Sato – Mayor of Long Beach, California (1980–1982)
Nao Takasugi – Mayor of Oxnard, California (1982–1992)
Paul Tanaka – Mayor of Gardena, California (2005–2016)
Larry Tanimoto – Mayor of Hawaii County (1990)
Charmaine Tavares – Mayor of Maui County (2007–2011)
Stephen K. Yamashiro – Mayor of Hawaii County (1992–2000)
Paul Miyamoto – Sheriff of San Francisco (2020–present)
See also
List of heads of state and government of Indian origin
List of foreign politicians of Chinese origin
List of foreign politicians of Korean origin
List of foreign politicians of Indian origin
List of foreign politicians of Vietnamese origin
List of foreign politicians of Iranian origin
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Joko Widodo
- Daftar karya tentang Perusahaan Hindia Timur Belanda
- List of foreign politicians of Japanese origin
- List of foreign politicians of Indian origin
- List of foreign politicians of Iranian origin
- List of foreign politicians of Vietnamese origin
- List of foreign politicians of Korean origin
- List of English words of Japanese origin
- List of foreign politicians of Chinese descent
- List of gairaigo and wasei-eigo terms
- List of Harvard University politicians
- History of Japanese foreign relations
