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My Take
From Wakayama to Hitotsubashi, from the lecture hall into the Koizumi cabinet, then to the top of private business. Few figures in Japan split a room this cleanly. To some he is the man who forced a stalled economy open; to others the architect of insecure work. Neither camp blinks. Still, no account of Japan in the 2000s works without his name.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Heizō Takenaka
- Name (Japanese)
- 竹中平蔵
- Born
- March 3, 1951 (age 75)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rabbit
- Origin
- Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- economist / businessperson / politician
2. Background
- University
- Hitotsubashi University
Awards & achievements
- 2007 Person of the Year, American Chamber of Commerce in Japan
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://heizo-takenaka.com/
- Xhttps://x.com/HeizoTakenaka
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%AB%B9%E4%B8%AD%E5%B9%B3%E8%94%B5
Frequently asked questions
When was Heizō Takenaka born?
Born March 3, 1951 (age 75).
Where is Heizō Takenaka from?
Heizō Takenaka is from Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
What does Heizō Takenaka do?
Heizō Takenaka works as economist, businessperson, 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.