Koichi Takemasa

Honestly, the name Koichi Takemasa gives off an immediately solid, no-nonsense vibe — the kind of politician who actually reads the briefing documents instead of just skimming the highlights. Born in 1961 in Shimizu, Shizuoka, which is one of those port towns with a real working-class backbone, and he went on to Keio University — so there's that classic combination of ground-level roots and establishment credentials. He's an Aries born in the Year of the Ox, which feels weirdly on-brand: a stubborn, charging-ahead energy wrapped in quiet patience. I don't get the flashy media-personality politician impression from him at all — more the type who shows up, does the work, and lets the results speak. That's either deeply admirable or deeply boring depending on your tolerance for quiet competence, but personally I'll take steady over spectacular any day when it comes to people actually governing things.

Koichi Takemasa is a Japanese politician born on March 23, 1961, in Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka Prefecture. He graduated from Keio University. His official website is takemasa-k.jp and he maintains a presence on X (formerly Twitter).

Name (English)

Koichi Takemasa

Name (Japanese)

武正公一

Reading

たけまさ こういち

Born

March 23, 1961 (age 65)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Ox

Origin

Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Politician

University

Keio University

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://takemasa-k.jp
• Xhttps://x.com/takemasakoichi
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%AD%A6%E6%AD%A3%E5%85%AC%E4%B8%80

Tags

• From Shizuoka Prefecture
• Politician

Last updated

2026-06-02

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.