Junko Mihara
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Junko Mihara (三原 じゅん子 Mihara Junko?, born September 13, 1964 in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese politician, former singer, car racer, and actress.
Political career
Mihara ran in House of Councillors election in 2010 as a proportional candidate of Liberal Democratic Party[1] and won.
Positions within the LDP:[2]
- Deputy Director, Health, Labor and Welfare Division of LDP
- Deputy Chairman, Committee on Organizations Involved with Labor of LDP
- Acting Director, Public Speeches Division of LDP
- Vice-Chairman, Committee on Organizations Involved with Health and Welfare of LDP
Controversial views
Mihara is in favor of visits to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine.[3]
In March 2015, she urged Prime Minister Shinzō Abe to promote "Hakkō ichiu", a slogan used to justify Imperial Japan's expansionism".[4]
References
- ↑ Actress Junko Mihara to run in upper house election
- ↑ Profile on LDP's website jimin.jp/english/profile/members/114704.html
- ↑ Yomiuri, Aug. 15, 2010: "三原じゅん子議員が靖国神社を参拝"
- ↑ Asahi Shimbun, March 17, 2015: "LDP lawmaker urges Abe to spread wartime slogan"
External links
- Official site (in Japanese)
- Junko Mihara at the Internet Movie Database
- Junko Mihara at the Japanese Movie Database (Japanese)
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