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My Take
Goshi Hosono has sat in the Diet since his first election in 2000 — a law graduate of Kyoto University who went to high school in Shiga. Even our own records disagree about where he is from, Kyoto or Shiga, which says something about how thin the personal layer gets on a lifelong politician. What I cannot forget is 2011. While the Fukushima nuclear accident was still unfolding, he took the portfolio nobody could hold without being blamed, at the hour the fire was highest. His party banner has changed more than once since, and critics read that as opportunism. I would note that the banners themselves were disintegrating throughout those years. He is still in office, so I am comfortable letting the verdict wait a while longer.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Goshi Hosono
- Name (Japanese)
- 細野豪志
- Born
- August 21, 1971 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Boar
- Origin
- Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- politician
2. Background
- High school
- Shiga Hikone Higashi High School
- University
- Faculty of Law, Kyoto University
Awards & achievements
- 2012 Dixy Lee Ray Award
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.gohosono.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/goshi.hosono/
- Xhttps://x.com/hosono_54
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%B4%B0%E9%87%8E%E8%B1%AA%E5%BF%97
Frequently asked questions
When was Goshi Hosono born?
Born August 21, 1971 (age 54).
Where is Goshi Hosono from?
Goshi Hosono is from Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
What does Goshi Hosono do?
Goshi Hosono works as politician.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-07-26
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.