Junko Mihara

Junko Mihara
三原 じゅん子
Member of the House of Councillors
Assumed office
28 July 2016
Serving with Shinsuke Miura, Yuichi Mayama and Kenji Nakanishi
Constituency Kanagawa at-large district
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
2010–2016
Constituency Proportional representation
Personal details
Born (1964-09-13) September 13, 1964
Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan
Nationality Japan
Political party Liberal Democratic Party
Spouse(s) Masahiro Matsunaga (1990-1999)
Nobuya "Koala" Miyatani (1999-2007)
Website http://www.miharajunco.org/

Junko Mihara (三原 じゅん子 Mihara Junko, born September 13, 1964) is a Japanese politician, former singer, and actress.

Entertainment career

Mihara made her debut as a teenager in the 1979 television series Kinpachi-sensei, and began a singing career in 1980. Her first hit sold more than 300,000 copies.[1]

Mihara underwent treatment for cervical cancer later in her life, and established a nursing home in March 2010 prior to her political debut.[1]

Political career

Mihara ran in the House of Councillors election in July 2010 as a proportional candidate of the Liberal Democratic Party[2] and won, campaigning on her experience with women's health issues.[1] She first appeared in the Diet on July 30, 2010.[3] She was elected to a seat representing the Kanagawa at-large district in the July 2016 election.[4]

Positions within the LDP:[5]

Controversies

Mihara is in favor of visits to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine.[6]

In March 2015, when speaking about dealing with tax evasion she urged Prime Minister Shinzō Abe to promote hakkō ichiu, a slogan meaning "the world under one roof", meaning the world united under the Japanese empire.[7][8]

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