Akihisa Nagashima

Akihisa Nagashima isn't a TV face, he's a Japanese politician, born in Yokohama back in 1962. But honestly the resume grabbed me. The guy studied at Johns Hopkins, which is basically the big league for international relations and foreign policy, and you can feel that in the lane he's carved out: security, diplomacy, the heavyweight wonky stuff most people tune out. He's a worker, not a showman, the type who grinds through policy detail instead of chasing applause. I picture a serious, no-nonsense operator. Not flashy, but the kind of steady you quietly respect.

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Akihisa Nagashima is a Japanese politician born on February 17, 1962, in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. He is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University, a prominent institution known for international relations and foreign policy studies. His career spans both work as a political aide and as an elected politician, with a focus on security and diplomatic affairs. He served as Parliamentary Vice Minister of Defense and later as a special advisor to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, and he heads the Japan Skating Federation. He has an official website and social media accounts.

Name (English)

Akihisa Nagashima

Name (Japanese)

長島昭久

Reading

ながしま あきひさ

Born

February 17, 1962 (age 64)

Origin

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Occupation

Politician / Political Aide

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Tiger

University

Johns Hopkins University

• Official sitehttp://www.nagashima21.net/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nagashima21/
• Xhttps://x.com/nagashima21
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%95%B7%E5%B3%B6%E6%98%AD%E4%B9%85
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4700952

Tags

• from Kanagawa
• Politician
• Political Aide

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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.