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Mieko Nakabayashi is a politician, civil servant and professor, born on September 24, 1960 in Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Mieko Nakabayashi is 65 years old as of 2026. Education on record includes Washington State University.
My Take
Mieko Nakabayashi's résumé reads like two careers stacked on top of each other: politician, civil servant, professor, political scientist. Born in Fukaya, Saitama, she studied at Washington State University before working in Japanese public life. That combination is rarer than it sounds. Plenty of academics comment on politics and plenty of politicians quote research, but very few have actually sat on both sides of the table, where one job rewards being careful and the other rewards being decisive. I find that kind of career harder to summarize and more interesting to think about than a straightforward one. I should be honest that the record I have in front of me is thin: no awards listed, no dramatic turning points, no headline moments. That absence is worth stating rather than papering over. It also makes me suspect the substance here lives in committee rooms and lecture halls rather than in anything a database was ever going to capture.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mieko Nakabayashi
- Name (Japanese)
- 中林美恵子
- Reading
- なかばやし みえこ
- Born
- September 24, 1960 (age 65)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rat
- Origin
- Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- politician / civil servant / professor / political scientist / university teacher
2. Background
- University
- Washington State University
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-08-07
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.
Frequently asked questions
When was Mieko Nakabayashi born?
Born September 24, 1960 (age 65).
Where is Mieko Nakabayashi from?
Mieko Nakabayashi is from Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
What does Mieko Nakabayashi do?
Mieko Nakabayashi works as politician, civil servant, professor, political scientist, university teacher.
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