Daishiro Yamagiwa
Daishiro Yamagiwa (山際 大志郎, Yamagiwa Daishirō, born September 12, 1968) is a *anese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives (2003-2005: Southern Kanto proportional representation block, 2005-2009 and 2012–present: Kanagawa 18th district) in the Diet (national legislature).
Contents
- 1 Career
- 2 Positions
- 3 References
- 4 External links
Career
A native of Kamakura, Kanagawa, Yamagiwa graduated from Yamaguchi University and received a Ph.D in veterinary medicine from the University of Tokyo. After working as a veterinarian, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003.
Within the LDP, Yamagiwa has served as Parliamentary Secretary of Cabinet Office, and as a member of the Committee on Cabinet.
Positions
Yamagiwa is affiliated to the openly revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi, and a member of the Shintō Seiji Renmei Diet group.
Yamagiwa gave the following answers to the questionnaire submitted by Mainichi to parliamentarians in 2012:
- in favor of the revision of the Cons*ution
- in favor of right of collective self-defense (revision of Article 9)
- in favor of reform of the National *embly (unicameral instead of bicameral)
- in favor of reactivating nuclear power plants
- against the goal of zero nuclear power by 2030s
- in favor of the relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma (Okinawa)
- in favor of a strong at*ude versus China
- in favor of the reform of the Imperial Household that would allow women to retain their Imperial status even after marriage
- should start considering a nuclear-armed *an
- no answer regarding the participation of *an to the Trans-Pacific Partnership
References
- 政治家情報 〜山際 大志郎〜. ザ・選挙 (in *anese). JANJAN. Archived from the original on 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2007-10-16. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
External links
- Official website in *anese.