Motohiko Kondo

Motohiko Kondo isn't a name that shows up in flashy headlines, and that feels kind of appropriate — the guy was a politician in the truest, least glamorous sense of the word. Born in 1954, Nihon University-educated, he put in decades of the kind of grinding, unglamorous public service that most people never see or thank you for. The fact that he received the Order of the Rising Sun with Gold and Silver Rays tells you something real: that's not a ceremonial pat on the back, that's recognition for sustained, substantive contribution to society. He passed away in November 2018 at 64, which honestly feels too soon — you spend that long building something and then you're gone before you can even sit back and reflect on it. Not every person worth remembering was famous. Sometimes the ones doing the actual work are the quietest ones in the room.

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Motohiko Kondo was a Japanese politician born on February 15, 1954, who graduated from Nihon University. He was recognized for his public service with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays. He passed away on November 17, 2018, at the age of 64.

Name (English)

Motohiko Kondo

Name (Japanese)

近藤基彦

Reading

こんどう もとひこ

Born

February 15, 1954 – November 17, 2018

Origin

Japan

Occupation

Politician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Horse

University

Nihon University

Awards & achievements

• Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays (year unknown)

• Official sitehttp://www.konmoto.net/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%BF%91%E8%97%A4%E5%9F%BA%E5%BD%A6
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6918012

Tags

• Politician

Last updated

October 18, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.