Hodaka Maruyama

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Hodaka Maruyama
丸山穂高
Deputy Leader of The Party to Protect the People from NHK
Assumed office
August 1, 2019
Preceded byPosition established
Member of the House of Representatives for Osaka 19th district
Assumed office
December 18, 2012
Preceded byTakashi Nagayasu
Personal details
Born (1984-01-10) January 10, 1984 (age 37)
Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Political partyN-Koku (2019–present)
Other political
affiliations
Nippon Ishin no Kai (2012–2019)
Occupationcivil servant, politician

Hodaka Maruyama (丸山穂高, Maruyama Hodaka, born in January 10, 1984, in Sakai, Osaka) is a Japanese politician who was elected to the House of Representatives in 2012 as a member of Nippon Ishin no Kai.[1] He was forced out of the party in 2019 after making remarks suggesting the need for Japan to wage war with Russia, and joined The Party to Protect the People from NHK.[2]

Career[]

Maruyama was born in Sakai, Osaka and got a bachelor of Economics from the University of Tokyo in 2006.

After graduating from University, he entered the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan. In 2009, he joined The Matsushita Institute of Government and Management. In 2012, he was elected to the House of Representatives as a member of the Japan Restoration Party for Osaka's 19th district. He was re-elected in 2014 as a member of the Japan Innovation Party, the successor to the JRP. He was appointed Vice-Chairman of the Policy Research Council and was a member of the Diet Affairs Committee for his party. He was re-elected for a third term in 2017, this time as a member of Nippon Ishin no Kai.

In 2019, during a visit to Russia's Kunashir Island, he was reported to have been drunk and shouted "Do you think there is any way other than war?" to the residents, quoting the Kuril Islands dispute. This has resulted in extended criticism by the Japanese media and led to him being expelled from the party. A unanimous censure decision against him was approved by the House of Representatives. He was also kicked out of Nippon Ishin, and joined The Party to Protect the People from NHK, and is currently its deputy leader.

Policies and Propositions[]

References[]

  1. ^ "トップ | 丸山ほだか公式HP | 丸山ほだか公式HP". www.h-maruyama.jp. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "Japan lawmaker who sparked scandal with Russia war remarks to join anti-NHK party". July 29, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
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