Kyoko Nishikawa

Kyoko Nishikawa (西川 京子 Nishikawa Kyōko, born October 2, 1945) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, a member of House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).

Profile and career

A native of Ōme, Tokyo and graduate of Waseda University Faculty of Education, Nishikawa was elected for the first time in 2000.

Her husband Hiroshi Nishikawa, a banker, is a mayor in Ashikita District, Kumamoto Prefecture.

Her profile on the LDP website:[1]

Ideology

Nishikawa is affiliated to the openly revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi,[2][3] and a member of several right-wing Diet groups:

Nishikawa is also a member of the Japan Buddhist Federation (全日本仏教会).

In 2013, Nishikawa referred to sexual slavery for the Imperial military ('Comfort women') as "mere prostitution".[4]

Nishikawa gave the following answers to the questionnaire submitted by Mainichi to parlementarians in 2014:[5]

References

  1. Profile of Nishikawa Kyoko on LDP website: jimin.jp/english/profile/members/120986.html (retrieved Dec 10, 2014)
  2. Nippon Kaigi website
  3. "Pro-Yasukuni parliamentary groups backing up Abe Cabinet" - Japan Press Weekly - May 27, 2007
  4. 週刊金曜日 - October 4, 2013
  5. Mainichi 2014: senkyo.mainichi.jp/47shu/meikan.html?mid=D11001032032

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