Jun Tsushima

The first thing that stopped me about Jun Tsushima is his birthplace: Paris, October 1966. He then went to Gakushuin University and built a political career representing Aomori Prefecture — about as far from the Seine as a Japanese constituency gets. I have no idea what circumstances put a future Aomori politician in a French maternity ward, and I'm not going to invent one, but it's the kind of detail that makes you want to sit down with the man for an hour. The career itself is the unglamorous kind I've come to respect. A Liberal Democratic Party member of the House of Representatives since 16 December 2012, he has served as Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and as Vice-Minister of the Cabinet Office under the third Abe cabinet. Vice-ministerial posts almost never generate headlines, yet they're where a great deal of actual governing happens. In an era that rewards politicians for being loud, holding a seat for over a decade on competence alone says something about what his voters value.

Name (English)

Jun Tsushima

Name (Japanese)

津島淳

Reading

つしま じゅん

Born

October 18, 1966 (age 59)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Horse

Origin

Paris, France

Occupation

politician

University

Gakushuin University

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jun%20Tsushima
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B4%A5%E5%B3%B6%E6%B7%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11556075

Tags

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Last updated

2026-08-07

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