Yasushi Kaneko

Yasushi Kaneko(Vàng cung chi,Kaneko Yasushi,born February 27, 1961)is a Japanesepoliticianwho served asMinister for Internal Affairs and Communicationsfrom October 2021 to August 2022. He is serving in theHouse of Representativesas a member of theLiberal Democratic Party.

Kaneko Yasushi
Vàng cung chi
Official portrait, 2021
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
In office 4 October 2021 – 10 August 2022
Prime Minister	Fumio Kishida
Preceded by	Ryota Takeda
Succeeded by	Minoru Terada
Member of theHouse of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 June 2000
Preceded by	Masayoshi Yagami
Constituency	Kumamoto 5th(2000–2017) Kumamoto 4th(2017–present)
Personal details
Born	(1961-02-27)27 February 1961 Kuma, Kumamoto,Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic
Alma mater	Waseda University

Career

A native ofKuma District, Kumamotoand graduate ofWaseda University,Kaneko was elected for the first time in 2000 as an independent. He later joined the LDP.

His profile on the LDP website:

• Secretary to a Diet Member
• Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (KoizumiCabinet)
• Senior Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (FukudaandAsoCabinet)
• Deputy Chairman, Policy Research Council of LDP
• Director, Youth Division of LDP
• Chairman, Committee on Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Positions

Kaneko is affiliated to the openlyrevisionistlobbyNippon Kaigi,and a member of the followingright-winggroups at the Diet:

• Nippon Kaigi Diet discussion group ( Nhật Bản hội nghị quốc hội nghị viên chia sẻ tâm tư sẽ - Nippon kaigi kokkai giin kondankai)
• Conference of parliamentarians on the Shinto Association of Spiritual Leadership ( thần đạo chính trị liên minh quốc hội nghị viên chia sẻ tâm tư sẽ ) - NB: SAS a.k.a. Sinseiren, Shinto Political League, Shinto Seiji Renmei Kokkai Giin Kondankai
• Conference to consider the true human rights ( thật の người 権 ủng hộ を khảo える chia sẻ tâm tư sẽ )
• Conference of young parliamentarians supporting the idea that theYasukuni Shrineis a true national interest and desire for peace ( bình thản を nguyện い thật の quốc ích を khảo え đền Yasukuni tham 拝を duy trì する nếu tay quốc hội nghị viên の sẽ )

Kaneko gave the following answers to the questionnaire submitted by Mainichi to parliamentarians in 2012:

• in favor of the revision of the Constitution
• in favor of right of collective self-defense (revision ofArticle 9)
• in favor of reform of the National assembly (unicameral instead of bicameral)
• in favor of reactivating nuclear power plants
• against the goal of zero nuclear power by 2030s
• in favor of therelocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma(Okinawa)
• no answer regarding the evaluation of the purchase of Senkaku Islands by the Government
• in favor of an effort to avoid conflict with China
• against the participation of Japan to theTrans-Pacific Partnership
• against a nuclear-armed Japan
• against the reform of the Imperial Household that would allow women to retain their Imperial status even after marriage

Scandals

Donation Transfer Scandal

In September 2002, it was reported that Kaneko had received a total of 10.4 million yen through a series of three transfers from the office of at the time LDP Secretary GeneralTaku Yamasakibetween October and December 2000. At that time, Kaneko was still an independent lawmaker, barred from receiving corporate donations. This money was donated by 36 builders near the planned Kawabe Dam project in the Kumamoto Prefecture, and transferred to Kaneko, who supported the project.

References

• Chính trị gia tình báo 〜 vàng cung chi 〜.JANJANザ･ tuyển cử(in Japanese).Retrieved2007-10-20.

External links

• Official websiteArchived2007-10-09 at theWayback Machinein Japanese.