Yasushi Adachi

Yasushi Adachi (Japanese: 足立康史, romanized: Adachi Yasushi, 14 October 1965, Osaka - ) is a Japanese Politician of Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party)[1] serving as a member of the House of Representatives,[2] a position that he has been elected to two times, once in 2012, and again in 2014.[3] Adachi supports the making free education a constitutional right, saying that it would help slow the decline in birthrate.[1][4]

Yasushi Adachi
足立康史
Yasushi Adachi (Left)
Personal details
Born (1965-10-14) October 14, 1965
Izumiōtsu, Osaka, Japan
Political partyIshin
Other political
affiliations		Your Party (2011 - 2012)
Japan Restoration Party (2011 - 2014)
Japan Innovation Party (2014)
EducationOsaka Ibaraki High School
Alma materKyoto University (Bachelor, Master)
Columbia University (Master)

Early life

Yasushi Adachi was born in Izumiotsu, Osaka Prefecture and grew up in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture. After graduating from Osaka Ibaraki High School, he went on to Kyoto University, where he received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Civil Engineering. In 1990, he joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI). In 1998, he received his Master's degree in International Relations from Columbia University. In 2013, he retired from the Ministry after the Great East Japan Earthquake.[5]

Political career

Adachi was first elected to the House of Representatives in the 46th general election, running for the Japan Restoration Party from Osaka 9th district (Japanese: 大阪府第9区).

In the 47th general election for the House of Representatives, Adachi was defeated by Kenji Harada (Japanese: 原田憲治) of the Liberal Democratic Party, and was resurrected and elected from Kinki Propositional representation Block (Japanese: 比例近畿ブロック).

In the 48th general election for the House of Representatives in 2017, he was again narrowly defeated by Harada, this time by about 2,000 votes, and was resurrected and re-elected from the Kinki Propositional representation Block.

References
  1. "LDP proposes expanding range of free education by amending Article 26". 25 May 2017 – via Japan Times Online.
  2. "Members_A". www.shugiin.go.jp.
  3. "足立康史君". www.shugiin.go.jp.
  4. Japan mulls making free higher education constitutional right Nikkei asian review, May 25, 2017
  5. "あだち康史の略歴 Profile". 衆議院議員 あだち康史 Web (in Japanese). 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2021-03-05.


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