Takashi Endō

Takashi Endo is a useful reminder that Japanese politics is not run exclusively by graduates of famous universities. Born in 1968 in Takaishi, Osaka, he finished his schooling at a local high school and still became one of the Diet's essential operators: for years the Japan Innovation Party's chief of parliamentary affairs, the job of setting schedules and finding landing zones with rival parties, always off camera. It wins no headlines, and being trusted with it that long says plenty. My favorite detail is that his official blog is named after the Akita dog. A man who lives in back rooms, blogging about dogs - somehow that reassures me.

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Name (English)

Takashi Endō

Name (Japanese)

遠藤敬

Reading

えんどう たかし

Born

June 6, 1968 (age 58)

Origin

Takaishi, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

politician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Monkey

High school

Osaka Sangyo University High School

• Official sitehttp://blog.livedoor.jp/akitadog/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takashi%20Endo
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%81%A0%E8%97%A4%E6%95%AC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11642258

Tags

• Osaka Prefecture
• politician

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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