Masaaki Taira

Taira has held a seat in Japan's House of Representatives since 2005, meaning he has been re-elected through two decades of shifting political weather. That number impresses me more than any single policy position. Japanese politics produces plenty of one-cycle wonders, especially in urban districts where a swing in national mood can erase an incumbent overnight, and Tokyo is exactly that kind of unforgiving ground. Surviving it repeatedly is not luck; it is unglamorous constituency work done year after year. Born in Tokyo in 1967 and educated at Waseda, he is about as textbook a metropolitan politician as you will find. I judge politicians ultimately on outcomes, but staying in the arena long enough to have outcomes at all is its own hard-won qualification.

Name (English)

Masaaki Taira

Name (Japanese)

平将明

Born

February 21, 1967 (age 59)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Goat

Origin

Tokyo, Japan

Occupation

politician

University

Waseda University

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.taira-m.jp/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/masaaki5392/
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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B9%B3%E5%B0%86%E6%98%8E

Tags

• Tokyo
• politician

Last updated

2026-07-26

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