Kiyomi Tsujimoto

I've got a soft spot for politicians who didn't arrive through some polished pipeline, and Kiyomi Tsujimoto is exactly that breed. A Nara native who climbed in from grassroots citizen activism rather than family connections, she carries this no-nonsense, say-it-to-your-face energy that I genuinely find hard to dislike. When she's grilling someone in the Diet, you can tell she means it, voice up, no hedging. People definitely split hard on her, and her record includes resigning from the Diet in 2002 over a secretary-salary fraud, her 2003 arrest and a 2004 conviction with a suspended two-year sentence, but what gets me is the stubbornness, the way she keeps getting knocked sideways and just plants her feet and comes back. Agree with her or not, she's never the forgettable one in the room. I quietly respect the grit.

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Kiyomi Tsujimoto is a Japanese politician born on April 28, 1960, in Ōyodo, Nara Prefecture, and raised in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture. She graduated from the Faculty of Education at Waseda University and built her career through civic activism before entering the national political arena. Known for her direct and assertive style in the Diet, she has been a prominent figure in Japanese opposition politics for decades.

Name (English)

Kiyomi Tsujimoto

Name (Japanese)

辻元清美

Reading

つじもと きよみ

Born

April 28, 1960 (age 66)

Origin

Oyodo, Nara Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Politician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rat

University

Waseda University, Faculty of Education

• Official sitehttps://www.kiyomi.gr.jp/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tsujimotokiyomi/
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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%BE%BB%E5%85%83%E6%B8%85%E7%BE%8E
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q405533

Tags

• From Nara Prefecture
• Politician

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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