Kazuya Shimba

I'll be honest, I usually glaze over when politicians start talking, but Shimba is one of the rare ones who actually says things in plain language instead of hiding behind that mushy bureaucratic fog. There's something disarming about a guy from a small town in Shizuoka who went all the way to a college in Ohio and came back without a shred of that look-at-me polish. He just talks straight. And the fact that he landed a secretary-general gig, basically the party's head-of-household role, tells me he isn't only good for soundbites; he can run the back-of-house and keep the gears turning. Whatever you think of his politics, I find that kind of unfiltered directness weirdly refreshing in a world built on poker faces.

Kazuya Shimba (born April 25, 1967, in Kikugawa, Shizuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese politician. He attended Shizuoka Prefectural Kakegawa Nishi High School before going on to study at Otterbein University in the United States. He has served as Secretary-General of his party, playing a central coordinating role in its operations.

Name (English)

Kazuya Shimba

Name (Japanese)

榛葉賀津也

Reading

しんば かづや

Born

April 25, 1967 (age 59)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Goat (未)

Origin

Kikugawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Politician

High school

Shizuoka Prefectural Kakegawa Nishi High School

University

Otterbein University

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://k-shimba.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kazuya.shimba.18/
• Xhttps://x.com/SHIMBA_OFFICE
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A6%9B%E8%91%89%E8%B3%80%E6%B4%A5%E4%B9%9F

Tags

• From Shizuoka Prefecture
• Politician

Last updated

2026-06-02

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