Masahisa Miyazaki

There's something quietly fascinating about a guy who grows up in landlocked Nagano, earns his law degree at Meiji, builds a career as an attorney, and then somehow ends up as the face of Okinawa's second district in the House of Representatives — elected five times since 2012. Masahisa Miyazaki is that guy. He's the kind of politician who came in with actual credentials: he knows how courts work, how contracts work, how to build an argument. That shows up in the portfolios he's held — Vice Minister of Defense, Vice Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare — less the flashy cabinet headline-grabber, more the steady committee-room operator. A Leo born August 8, which tracks; there's a certain quiet confidence to threading that needle between Nagano roots and Okinawa representation. Not the loudest voice in the room, but clearly someone who keeps getting sent back.

Masahisa Miyazaki is a Japanese politician and lawyer born on August 8, 1965, in Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture. He graduated from Meiji University. He maintains an official website and is active on social media under the handle @Miyazaki_kirin.

Name (English)

Masahisa Miyazaki

Name (Japanese)

宮崎政久

Reading

みやざき まさひさ

Born

August 8, 1965 (age 60)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Snake (巳)

Origin

Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Politician / Lawyer

University

Meiji University

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.miyazakirin.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/miyazaki0808/
• Xhttps://x.com/Miyazaki_kirin
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AE%AE%E5%B4%8E%E6%94%BF%E4%B9%85

Tags

• From Nagano Prefecture
• Politician
• Lawyer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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