16 Facts About Nariaki Nakayama

Nariaki Nakayama is a Japanese politician who has served as leader of Kibo no To from 2019 to 2021.

Nariaki Nakayama served as Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in the Cabinet of Junichiro Koizumi and later as Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism under Taro Aso.

Nariaki Nakayama lost his seat again in the 2014 general election.

Nariaki Nakayama denies the Nanjing Massacre and has pushed to censor textbook mentions of comfort women.

Nariaki Nakayama graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo in 1966, and then joined the Ministry of Finance.

Nariaki Nakayama is married to Kyoko Nakayama, a conservative politician.

Nariaki Nakayama is affiliated with the Nippon Kaigi, a revisionist, ultra-nationalist organization.

When he was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party, Nariaki Nakayama was prominent in efforts to censor sections of junior high textbooks in Japan that made references to comfort women.

Nariaki Nakayama claims that the Nanjing Massacre was a complete fabrication, was a supporter of right-wing filmmaker Satoru Mizushima's 2007 film The Truth about Nanjing, which denied that the massacre ever occurred.

Nariaki Nakayama has continued to express right-wing conservative visions of history.

Nariaki Nakayama made several controversial statements since his appointment, such as saying: "I will stand at the forefront to destroy the Japan Teachers' Union, which is a cancer for Japanese education".

Nariaki Nakayama said that Japanese people "do not like nor desire foreigners".

Nariaki Nakayama ran as an independent and lost his seat.

Nariaki Nakayama ran for the House of Councilors in the July 11 2010 election, but was not elected.

The Sunrise Party became part of the Japan Restoration Party, and Nariaki Nakayama returned to the Diet in the 2012 general election.

Nariaki Nakayama lost his seat again in the 2014 general election.