Sakihito Ozawa

Honestly, when I hear "University of Tokyo grad turned career politician from Yamanashi," I kind of automatically straighten up a little — there's a certain weight to that combination. Sakihito Ozawa was born in 1954 in Kofu, right in the middle of that landlocked Yamanashi basin where summers are brutal and winters bite hard, and I think that geography quietly shapes people into something durable. He spent decades in the Democratic Party of Japan orbit, serving in serious cabinet-level roles including environment minister, which isn't exactly a flashy beat but takes real stamina to navigate. I get the sense he's more grinder than showman — the kind of politician who does the homework while others grab the headlines. Not the most glamorous profile, but there's a quiet persistence there that I find more interesting than the noise.

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Sakihito Ozawa is a Japanese politician born on May 31, 1954, in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture. He is a graduate of the University of Tokyo. He has been active in Japanese national politics representing Yamanashi.

Name (English)

Sakihito Ozawa

Name (Japanese)

小沢鋭仁

Reading

おざわ さきひと

Born

May 31, 1954 (age 72)

Origin

Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Politician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Horse

University

University of Tokyo

• Official sitehttp://www.e-ozawa.net/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/sakihitoozawa/
• Xhttps://x.com/OzawaSakihito
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B0%8F%E6%B2%A2%E9%8B%AD%E4%BB%81
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q978256

Tags

• Yamanashi Prefecture
• 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.