浅田均

Hitoshi Asada is a Japanese politician currently serving as a member of the House of Councillors. A former Osaka Prefectural Assembly member and its 107th speaker, he played a pivotal role in the formation of the Osaka Ishin no Kai and the development of the 'Ishin Hasso' (Eight Ishin Policies). Educated at Kyoto University and Stanford University, he previously worked at NHK and the OECD. As a policy-focused figure often described as the 'brain' of the Ishin movement, he advocates for administrative reform, constitutional revision, and the decentralization of power. He has been a prominent voice in national debates regarding government oversight and regional policy.