Kenichi Mizuno

Kenichi Mizuno is the kind of politician whose backstory kind of writes itself — born in Minato, one of Tokyo's most polished and well-resourced districts, educated at Waseda University, and then straight into the political world. Cancers have that reputation for being tough on the outside but quietly sentimental underneath, and honestly, I could see that fitting a career politician who left the LDP for Your Party and became its secretary-general rather than just riding the party machine. I won't cheerlead hard, but there's something I quietly respect about a guy from elite Tokyo stock who was willing to change course in public. Hope the substance matches the presentation.

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Kenichi Mizuno is a former Japanese politician born on July 21, 1966, in Minato, Tokyo. A Waseda University graduate, he served four terms in the House of Representatives for the LDP, was Senior Vice-Minister of Justice, and then sat in the House of Councillors for Your Party from 2010 to 2016, serving as its secretary-general.

Name (English)

Kenichi Mizuno

Name (Japanese)

水野賢一

Reading

みずの けんいち

Born

July 21, 1966 (age 60)

Origin

Minato, Tokyo, Japan

Occupation

Politician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Horse

University

Waseda University

• Official sitehttp://mizunokenichi.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/mizunokenichi
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B0%B4%E9%87%8E%E8%B3%A2%E4%B8%80
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6389237

Tags

• From Tokyo
• Politician

Last updated

September 26, 2026

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