ARITA Yoshifu

Member of the House of Representatives (HR) for Tokyo Bloc (proportional representation), elected once

• In-House Group: The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Independent
• Born: 1952, Kyoto
• Education:
• College of Economics, Ritsumeikan University

• Career:
• Member, House of Councillors (HC) (two terms)
• Freelance journalist
• - Covered issues related to exploitative spiritual business practices, the Unification Church, the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin gas attack by Aum Shinrikyo, and North Korean abductions of Japanese nationals
• Television commentator
• - Appeared as a commentator on Nippon TVs The Wide for 12 and a half years
• Deputy Chairperson, Federation of Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan Tokyo Metropolis Branches