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My Take
Okay, this guy made me pause. Kazunori Yamanoi is a Kyoto University grad, sharp as they come, but here's the twist that got me: he's not just a chemist, he also did social work. That combination tells me a lot. He could've coasted the elite track all the way after Rakunan and Kyodai, no problem, but instead he spent time down in the trenches of care and welfare, paying attention to the people the system tends to forget. Born in Osaka in 1962, he gives off zero flash and all substance, the kind of guy who'd rather quietly fix something than make a speech about it. I find myself rooting for the unglamorous, hardworking ones, and he reads exactly like that.
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Overview
Kazunori Yamanoi is a Japanese politician, social worker, and chemist born on January 6, 1962, in Osaka. After Rakunan High School he took undergraduate and master's degrees in engineering at Kyoto University, worked for the Kyoto Volunteer Association and studied welfare at Lund University in Sweden. First elected to the House of Representatives in 2000, he served as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare and became the first leader of the Centrist Reform Alliance. He has an official website and social media accounts.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kazunori Yamanoi
- Name (Japanese)
- 山井和則
- Reading
- やまのい かずのり
- Born
- January 6, 1962 (age 64)
- Origin
- Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- Politician / Social Worker / Chemist
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Tiger
2. Background
- High school
- Rakunan High School
- University
- Kyoto University
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
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.
Frequently asked questions
When was Kazunori Yamanoi born?
Kazunori Yamanoi was born on January 6, 1962 and is 64 years old.
Where is Kazunori Yamanoi from?
Kazunori Yamanoi is from Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
What does Kazunori Yamanoi do?
Kazunori Yamanoi works as Politician, Social Worker, Chemist.
Where did Kazunori Yamanoi study?
Kazunori Yamanoi attended Kyoto University.
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