Banri Kaieda

Banri Kaieda went from explaining the economy on television to running the trade and industry ministry in 2011, when the nuclear accident struck. Nobody wanted that chair. He later led his party, lost his own seat, resigned, came back, and later served as deputy speaker of the lower house. Not flashy, but a career that bent often and never broke.

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Name (English)

Banri Kaieda

Name (Japanese)

海江田万里

Reading

かいえだ ばんり

Born

February 26, 1949 (age 77)

Origin

Suginami, Tokyo, Japan

Occupation

politician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Ox

University

Keio University

• Official sitehttps://kaiedabanri.jp/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kaiedabanri/
• Xhttps://x.com/banrikaieda
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banri%20Kaieda
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B5%B7%E6%B1%9F%E7%94%B0%E4%B8%87%E9%87%8C
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q806947

Tags

• Tokyo
• politician

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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