Shōzō Kudō

Shōzō Kudō is the kind of politician who doesn't really chase the spotlight, and honestly I find that refreshing. Born in 1964 in Atsuta, Nagoya — right in the shadow of one of Japan's oldest and most storied shrines — there's something grounded about that origin story. He studied at Chuo University, which has a long reputation for producing people who actually know how law and governance work, not just how to give speeches. As an Aichi-based politician he's operating in one of Japan's most industrially important regions, where the stakes around manufacturing, infrastructure, and local livelihoods are very real. I don't know every chapter of his career, but the profile feels like someone who chose the unglamorous path of local service over national fame — and that kind of staying power, quietly doing the work in your home district decade after decade, is genuinely underrated.

Shōzō Kudō is a Japanese politician born on December 8, 1964, in Atsuta Ward, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. He studied at Chuo University before entering political life. He maintains an official website and is active on social media including Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

Name (English)

Shōzō Kudō

Name (Japanese)

工藤彰三

Reading

くどう しょうぞう

Born

December 8, 1964 (age 61)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Dragon (辰)

Origin

Atsuta Ward, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Politician

University

Chuo University

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.kudoshozo.jp/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kudoshozo/
• Xhttps://x.com/kudoshozo
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B7%A5%E8%97%A4%E5%BD%B0%E4%B8%89

Tags

• From Aichi Prefecture
• Politician

Last updated

2026-06-02

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.