Yoshifu Arita

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Yoshifu Arita
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Member of the House of Councillors
Assumed office
26 July 2010
ConstituencyNational PR
Personal details
Born
有田芳生 (Arita Yoshifu)

(1952-02-20) 20 February 1952 (age 69)
Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Political partyCDP
Other political
affiliations
DP (2016–2017)
DPJ (2009–2016, merger)
NPN (2007–2009)
JCP (1990–2007)
Alma materRitsumeikan University
OccupationPolitician, journalist and writer
WebsiteOfficial website

Yoshifu Arita (有田芳生, Arita Yoshifu, born 20 February 1952) is a Japanese writer, journalist and politician from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. He currently serves as a member of the House of Councillors, and was elected from the National Representation list in 2010.[1] Before he was elected, he was a regular commentator of Nippon Television's The Wide.[2]

He is one of the most prominent anti-racism activists in Japan.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Yoshifu Arita". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Mr. ARITA Yoshifu". National Diet of Japan website. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  3. ^ Japanese court: Anti-Korea 'hate speech' illegal Omaha World-Herald


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