(As of April 2026)
IWATANI Ryohei
- Member of the House of Representatives (HR) for Osaka 13th District (single-seat constituency), three times
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In-House Group: Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party)
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Born: 1980, Osaka
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Education:
- School of Law, Waseda University
- Juris Doctor, Kyoto Sangyo University
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Career:
- Certified administrative procedures legal specialist
- Member, Osaka Prefectural Assembly
- The first person to come up with the idea of hosting the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
- President, Japan headquarters of US coffee shop chain
- Secretary-General, Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party)
- Director, Internal Affairs and Communications Division, Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party)
- Director, HR Standing Committee on Internal Affairs and Communications
- Vice Chair, National Security Research Committee, Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party)