梅村みずほ

Mizuho Umemura is a Japanese politician currently serving as a member of the House of Councillors. Originally a television personality and announcer, she entered politics in 2019, initially representing the Japan Innovation Party (Nippon Ishin no Kai) before joining Sanseito in 2025. Throughout her career, she has focused on issues such as the protection of children from religious indoctrination, drawing on her personal experience as a 'second-generation' member of a religious group. Her political tenure has been marked by controversy, including her 2023 remarks regarding the death of a Sri Lankan detainee at the Nagoya Immigration Bureau, which led to her removal from the Judicial Affairs Committee and a temporary suspension of her party membership. She advocates for conservative policies, including constitutional reform and the protection of national interests against foreign capital.