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{{short description|Japanese politician}}
{{nihongo|'''Yohei Matsumoto'''|松本 洋平|Matsumoto Yōhei|extra=born 1973}} is a [[Japan]]ese [[politician]] of the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]], a member of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|House of Representatives]] in the [[Diet of Japan|Diet]] (national legislature). A native of [[Setagaya, Tokyo]] and graduate of [[Keio University]], he worked at Sanwa Bank, (now part of [[The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ]]) from 1996 to 2003. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after an unsuccessful run in 2003.
{{nihongo|'''Yohei Matsumoto'''|松本 洋平|Matsumoto Yōhei|extra=born 1973}} is a Japanese [[politician]] of the [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]], a member of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|House of Representatives]] in the [[Diet of Japan|Diet]] (national legislature). A native of [[Setagaya, Tokyo]] and graduate of [[Keio University]], he worked at Sanwa Bank, (now part of [[The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ]]) from 1996 to 2003. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after an unsuccessful run in 2003.

{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Yohei Matsumoto
| native_name = 松本 洋平
| native_name_lang = ja
| image = Matsumoto youhei01.jpg
| caption =
| office = Member of the [[House of Representatives (Japan)|House of Representatives]]
| primeminister =
| term_start = December 19, 2012
| term_end =
| predecessor =
| successor =
| constituency = [[Tokyo 19th district]]<br/>{{small|(2012-2021)}}<br/> [[Tokyo proportional representation block|Tokyo PR block]]<br/>{{small|(2021-present)}}
| term_start1 = September 11, 2005
| term_end1 = July 21, 2009
| predecessor1 = [[Yoshinori Suematsu]]
| successor1 = Yoshinori Suematsu
| constituency1 = Tokyo 19th district
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|8|31}}
| birth_place = [[Tokyo]], Japan
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic]]
| alma_mater = [[Keio University]]
| website = http://www012.upp.so-net.ne.jp/yohei/index.html
}}


==Right-wing positions==
==Right-wing positions==
He was a supporter of [[Uyoku dantai|right-wing]] filmmaker [[Satoru Mizushima]]'s 2007 revisionist film [[The Truth about Nanjing]], which denied that the [[Nanking Massacre]] ever occurred.<ref> The Japan Times [http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ff20071206r1.html NANJING MASSACRE 70TH ANNIVERSARY December 6, 2007] Retrieved on August 21, 2012 </ref>
He was a supporter of [[Uyoku dantai|right-wing]] filmmaker [[Satoru Mizushima]]'s 2007 revisionist film [[The Truth about Nanjing]], which denied that the [[Nanjing Massacre]] ever occurred.<ref>The Japan Times [http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ff20071206r1.html NANJING MASSACRE 70TH ANNIVERSARY December 6, 2007] Retrieved on August 21, 2012</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www012.upp.so-net.ne.jp/yohei/}} in Japanese.
* {{Official website|http://www012.upp.so-net.ne.jp/yohei/}} in Japanese.

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Latest revision as of 22:53, 12 December 2023

Yohei Matsumoto (松本 洋平, Matsumoto Yōhei, born 1973) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Setagaya, Tokyo and graduate of Keio University, he worked at Sanwa Bank, (now part of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ) from 1996 to 2003. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after an unsuccessful run in 2003.

Yohei Matsumoto
松本 洋平
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
December 19, 2012
ConstituencyTokyo 19th district
(2012-2021)
Tokyo PR block
(2021-present)
In office
September 11, 2005 – July 21, 2009
Preceded byYoshinori Suematsu
Succeeded byYoshinori Suematsu
ConstituencyTokyo 19th district
Personal details
Born (1973-08-31) August 31, 1973 (age 50)
Tokyo, Japan
Political partyLiberal Democratic
Alma materKeio University
Websitehttp://www012.upp.so-net.ne.jp/yohei/index.html

Right-wing positions[edit]

He was a supporter of right-wing filmmaker Satoru Mizushima's 2007 revisionist film The Truth about Nanjing, which denied that the Nanjing Massacre ever occurred.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Japan Times NANJING MASSACRE 70TH ANNIVERSARY December 6, 2007 Retrieved on August 21, 2012

External links[edit]