Rie Sasaki

Okay, going from gravure idol and model to politician is the kind of career left-turn that makes me sit up and pay attention, because those are basically two opposite ways of standing in front of a crowd. What gets me is the grit underneath it. She's from Miyoshi out in Hiroshima, went to Shimane University, and that little detail quietly tells me she was never just coasting on a swimsuit shoot. Honestly, the harder pivot isn't the camera-ready stuff, it's walking into a totally new arena and rebuilding people's trust from zero while everyone keeps squinting at your old job title. That takes a spine. I've got a soft spot for folks who cash out one identity completely and then bet on themselves all over again, so yeah, I'm quietly rooting for her.

Rie Sasaki is a Japanese politician, gravure idol, and model born on August 24, 1982, in Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture. She graduated from Shimane University, and built a career as a gravure idol and model before transitioning into politics. She is originally from Hiroshima Prefecture and stands 154 cm tall.

Name (English)

Rie Sasaki

Name (Japanese)

佐々木理江

Reading

ささき りえ

Born

August 24, 1982 (age 43)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Dog (戌)

Origin

Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Height

154cm

Occupation

Politician / Gravure Idol / Model

University

Shimane University

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://sasaki-rie.jp/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/sasaki__rie/
• Xhttps://x.com/sasaki_rie
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BD%90%E3%80%85%E6%9C%A8%E7%90%86%E6%B1%9F

Tags

• From Hiroshima Prefecture
• Politician
• Gravure Idol
• Model

Last updated

2026-06-02

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