YARA Tomohiro

Member of the House of Representatives (HR) for Kyushu Bloc (proportional representation), elected three times

• In-House Group: The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Independent
• Born: August 1962, Chatan, Nakagami, Okinawa
• Education:
• School of Economics, University of the Philippines Diliman

• Career:
• Reporter, Okinawa Times Co., Ltd.
• Visiting Fellow, East-West Center, Hawaii, USA
• Part-time Lecturer, Okinawa International University
• Freelance writer
• Member, Progressive Caucus Japan