Kunio Arakaki

Kunio Arakaki
新垣 邦男
Arakaki in 2016
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
3 November 2021 – 23 January 2026
Preceded byKantoku Teruya
Succeeded byMasahisa Miyazaki
ConstituencyOkinawa 2nd
Mayor of Kitanakagusuku
In office
22 December 2004 – 21 December 2020
Preceded byKaoru Kyan
Succeeded byTakanori Higa
Personal details
Born (1956-06-19) 19 June 1956
PartyCRA (since 2026)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (until 2020; 2025–2026)
SDP (2020–2025)
Alma materNihon University
OccupationJuristPolitician

Kunio Arakaki (born 19 June 1956) is a Japanese politician and karate practitioner. He was a member of the House of Representatives, belonging to the Centrist Reform Alliance.[1] He previously was a member of the Social Democratic Party.[2]

He served as mayor of Kitanakagusuku in Okinawa Prefecture, between 2004 and 2020.[3] [4]

References

  1. ^ "NDL Web Archiving Project (WARP)". warp.ndl.go.jp. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
  2. ^ "新垣邦男氏が社民党離党へ きょう2日会見 沖縄2区選出、党唯一の衆院議員". 沖縄タイムス+プラス (in Japanese). 2025-11-02. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
  3. ^ "参院選「後のない闘い」 社民大会、副党首に新垣氏". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
  4. ^ "新垣クニオ | ウチナーの未来は、ウチナーンチュが決める!". 新垣クニオ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-01-25.