Kazuo Yana

Kazuo Yana is one of those politicians who doesn't scream for your attention, and honestly that's kind of refreshing. Keio University pedigree, which in Japan signals a certain kind of serious ambition, but he reads more like a quiet accumulator than an establishment showboat. He keeps an Instagram going without making a spectacle of it, which tells you something about the man — consistent, low-temperature, in it for the long haul. I have zero proof he's secretly fascinating, but the type who builds institutional credibility one unnoticed policy at a time is exactly the type you don't appreciate until they're gone.

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Kazuo Yana is a Japanese politician born on April 22, 1979, in Tokyo. He graduated from Keio University. He maintains an official website and an Instagram account, and his profile is listed on Wikidata.

Name (English)

Kazuo Yana

Name (Japanese)

簗和生

Reading

やな かずお

Born

April 22, 1979 (age 47)

Origin

Tokyo, Japan

Occupation

Politician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Goat

University

Keio University

• Official sitehttp://www.yanakazuo.jp/index.html
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/yanakazuo/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%B0%97%E5%92%8C%E7%94%9F
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11603860

Tags

• From Tokyo
• Politician

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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.