AOYAMA Shigeharu

• State Minister of the Environment


• Member of the House of Representatives (HR) for Hyogo 8th District (single-seat constituency), elected once


• In-House Group: Liberal Democratic Party
• Born: 25 July 1952, Kobe, Hyogo
• Education:
• Junshin Junior High School
• Junshin Senior High School
• Faculty of Letters, Keio University (coursework toward a bachelor's degree)
• School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University

• Career:
• Member, House of Councillors (HC) (two terms)


• Staff Reporter, Kyodo News
• - Crime
• - Economy
• - Politics
• Researcher, Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.
• Founder, Japan's Independent Institute Inc.
• Under the corporate philosophy of not leaving the nation to the government alone, oversaw research on
• - National crisis management
• - Diplomacy
• - National security
• - Development of domestic marine resources.
• Visiting Professor, Kindai University
• Part-time Lecturer, University of Tokyo
• Communicated his views through television and radio
• Chair, The Guardians of Japan's Dignity and National Interest
• Author, both of Novels and Non-Fictions