Eiichiro Washio
Eiichiro Washio | |
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鷲尾 英一郎 | |
Official portrait, 2009 | |
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| Assumed office 9 February 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Ryuichi Yoneyama |
| Constituency | Niigata 4th |
| In office 12 September 2005 – 9 October 2024 | |
| Constituency | See list
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 January 1977 Niigata, Japan |
| Party | Liberal Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | DPJ (2005–2016) DP (2016–2017) Independent (2017–2019) |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Eiichiro Washio (鷲尾 英一郎, Washio Eiichirō; born 3 January 1977) is a Japanese politician who serves as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Niigata, Niigata and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at Ernst & Young ShinNihon from 2001 to 2005. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.
Right-wing positions
He was a supporter of right-wing filmmaker Satoru Mizushima's 2007 revisionist film The Truth about Nanjing, which denied that the Nanjing Massacre ever occurred.[1]
References
- ^ The Japan Times NANJING MASSACRE 70TH ANNIVERSARY December 6, 2007 Retrieved on August 21, 2012
External links
- Official website in Japanese.