JapanCabinetLiberal Democratic PartyKanagawa Prefecture · Kanagawa 14th districtMinister of State for National Public Safety and Disaster Management
赤間二郎
Jiro Akama
Profile
Jiro Akama is a Japanese politician and former professional boxer currently serving as a member of the House of Representatives. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he has held several high-level government positions, including Minister of State for Disaster Management and Ocean Policy, and Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission. Before entering national politics, he served two terms in the Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly. Akama is known for his support of constitutional reform and the exercise of collective self-defense, and he has been involved in legislative efforts regarding selective separate surnames for married couples.
Details
- Born
- 1968-03-27 · 58 years old
- Birth place
- Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Education
- Rikkyo University (Economics), University of Manchester (Diploma in Social Policy)
- Career
- Professional boxer, assistant to a prefectural assembly member, worker at a facility for people with intellectual disabilities
