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My Take
Kohei Otsuka took an unusual road into politics. He spent about seventeen years at the Bank of Japan and earned a doctorate at Waseda before voters in Aichi sent him to the House of Councillors four times, and he served as a vice-minister in both the Cabinet Office and the health ministry. What stays with me is the autumn of 2017: with his party splintering, he accepted its leadership, a job nobody sane wanted. He later gave up his seat to run for mayor of Nagoya and fell short. He died in March 2026. Legislatures need people who argue with numbers, and he was one.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kohei Otsuka
- Name (Japanese)
- 大塚耕平
- Born
- October 5, 1959 (age 66)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Boar
- Origin
- Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- politician
2. Background
- High school
- Aichi Prefectural Asahigaoka Senior High School
- University
- School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.oh-kouhei.org/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kouheiohtsuka/
- Xhttps://x.com/kouhei1005mon
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7%E5%A1%9A%E8%80%95%E5%B9%B3
Frequently asked questions
When was Kohei Otsuka born?
Born October 5, 1959 (age 66).
Where is Kohei Otsuka from?
Kohei Otsuka is from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
What does Kohei Otsuka do?
Kohei Otsuka works as politician.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-07-26
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.