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My Take
Honestly, the detail that gets me with Akihiro Ohata isn't just that he climbed the ranks of Japanese politics — it's that France handed him the Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur at the Officier level, which is not something that happens to people who coast. Born in 1947 in rural Ibaraki, trained in engineering at what is now Tokyo City University, he's the kind of politician who actually read the briefing documents, you know? There's a quiet credibility to the engineering-background-turned-lawmaker type — less flair, more substance — and the Légion d'honneur suggests his work on Japan-France relations or industrial policy genuinely landed somewhere. He'll never be a tabloid fixture, and that's probably exactly how he likes it.
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Overview
Akihiro Ohata is a Japanese politician born on October 5, 1947, in Johhoku-machi, Ibaraki Prefecture. He studied at Tokyo City University. In 2015, he was awarded the Ordre national de la Legion d'honneur at the rank of Officier by France.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Akihiro Ohata
- Name (Japanese)
- 大畠章宏
- Reading
- おおはた あきひろ
- Born
- October 5, 1947 (age 79)
- Origin
- Johhoku-machi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- Politician
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Boar
2. Background
- University
- Tokyo City University
Awards & achievements
- 2015: Ordre national de la Legion d'honneur (Officier)
3. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.oohata.com/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7%E7%95%A0%E7%AB%A0%E5%AE%8F
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q418119
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Akihiro Ohata born?
Akihiro Ohata was born on October 5, 1947 and is 79 years old.
Where is Akihiro Ohata from?
Akihiro Ohata is from Johhoku-machi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
What does Akihiro Ohata do?
Akihiro Ohata works as Politician.
Where did Akihiro Ohata study?
Akihiro Ohata attended Tokyo City University.
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