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In October 2013, he ran for [[Social Democratic Party (Japan)|Social Democratic Party]] party chairmanship but lost to National Diet Councilor [[Tadatomo Yoshida]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/politics/AJ201310150087|title = Upper House member Yoshida elected new head of opposition SDP|author = Akinori ono|publisher = Asahi Shimbun|date = 15 October 2013| |
In October 2013, he ran for [[Social Democratic Party (Japan)|Social Democratic Party]] party chairmanship but lost to National Diet Councilor [[Tadatomo Yoshida]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/politics/AJ201310150087|title = Upper House member Yoshida elected new head of opposition SDP|author = Akinori ono|publisher = Asahi Shimbun|date = 15 October 2013|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202715/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/politics/AJ201310150087|archivedate = 29 October 2013}}</ref> The first openly gay candidate for leadership of a sitting parliamentary party in Japanese history, Ishikawa was recognized after the election by an editorial in ''[[The Japan Times]]'' as one who could both "be a valuable asset for the SDP" and "help channel the voices of marginalized people, including irregularly employed workers and members of the gay community, to ensure that they are reflected in local and national politics".<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/10/18/editorials/revitalizing-the-sdp/|title = Revitalizing the SDP|publisher = The Japan Times|author = Editorial|date = 18 October 2013}}</ref> |
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Ishikawa left the SDP in 2018 and received the nomination of the [[Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan]] in November for the 2019 House of Councillors election. |
Ishikawa left the SDP in 2018 and received the nomination of the [[Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan]] in November for the 2019 House of Councillors election. |
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Taiga Ishikawa | |
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石川 大我 | |
| Member of the House of Councillors | |
| Assumed office 22 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | National |
| Assembly Member for Toshima, Tokyo | |
| Assumed office April 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 July 1974 Nishisugamo, Toshima, Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (2018-present) Social Democratic (prior to 2018) |
| Alma mater | Meiji Gakuin University |
| Website | Official website |
Taiga Ishikawa (石川 大我, Ishikawa Taiga, born 1974) is a Japanese politician and LGBT activist. He was elected to the House of Councillors in the 2019 Japanese House of Councillors election, becoming the first openly-gay man to be elected to either chamber of the National Diet.[1] Previously, he became one of the first two openly gay male politicians to win an election in Japanese history when he was elected in April 2011 to a seat in the Tokyo's Toshima ward assembly.[2] Wataru Ishizaka, also openly gay, was elected in the same election to the Nakano ward council in Tokyo. Before he was elected to the city council, he was Mizuho Fukushima's chief of staff.
Personal life and activism
A graduate of the Meiji Gakuin University School of Law and a native of Sugamo, he previously served as a secretary to SDP chair Mizuho Fukushima, and founded the gay male support organization Peer Friends in 2004. He came out in 2002 at the age of 28 through a memoir, Where is My Boyfriend? (Boku no kareshi wa doko ni iru?). He has since been active in the Japanese LGBT rights movement and has appeared in various series, including NHK's Heart-to-Heart,[3] and has participated in Tokyo Pride Parade.
Political career
In October 2013, he ran for Social Democratic Party party chairmanship but lost to National Diet Councilor Tadatomo Yoshida.[4] The first openly gay candidate for leadership of a sitting parliamentary party in Japanese history, Ishikawa was recognized after the election by an editorial in The Japan Times as one who could both "be a valuable asset for the SDP" and "help channel the voices of marginalized people, including irregularly employed workers and members of the gay community, to ensure that they are reflected in local and national politics".[5]
Ishikawa left the SDP in 2018 and received the nomination of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan in November for the 2019 House of Councillors election.
Political positions
Same-sex matrimonial rights
He helped to successfully lobby the Japanese government to amend the certificate allowing Japanese citizens to marry foreign nationals of the same sex in countries where same-sex marriage is legal.[6] He is campaigning for the creation of a municipal domestic partnership registry for Toshima which would grant ward-managed housing and hospital visitation rights.[7]
References
- ^ "Gay politician wins Upper House seat with LGBT support：The Asahi Shimbun". Asahi.com. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ Natsuko Fukue (26 April 2011). "First openly gay candidate wins in Tokyo ward". The Japan Times.
- ^ Yuki Keiser and Rayna Rusenko (April 2008). "NHK's "Haato O Tsunago : Gays and Lesbians"". TokyoWrestling.com.
- ^ Akinori ono (15 October 2013). "Upper House member Yoshida elected new head of opposition SDP". Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013.
- ^ Editorial (18 October 2013). "Revitalizing the SDP". The Japan Times.
- ^ "Ministry clears path to same-sex marriage". The Japan Times. 28 March 2009.
- ^ Natsuko Fukue (11 March 2011). "Activist fighting for LGBT rights". The Japan Times.
External links
- Official website
- Japan: Meet Japan's first openly gay politician campaigning for LGBT rights. YouTube. Channel - Ruptly TV. Published 13 December 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
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