Yasuko Komiyama

Yasuko Komiyama is one of those politicians who quietly puts in the work while flashier names hog the headlines. Born in Kawagoe, Saitama in 1965 and a Keio University graduate, she built her career in the Democratic Party and its successors, serving multiple terms in the House of Representatives. What I find genuinely interesting about her is that she kept showing up — through party splits, rebrands, and the general chaos that defined Japanese opposition politics from the 2000s onward. She's not a tabloid fixture, and the lack of personal info in the public record honestly feels intentional and kind of refreshing for a politician. Active on X and Instagram for someone her generation, which tells you she's not coasting.

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Yasuko Komiyama is a Japanese politician born on April 25, 1965, in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture. She is a graduate of Keio University. She maintains an official website and is active on social media platforms including Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

Name (English)

Yasuko Komiyama

Name (Japanese)

小宮山泰子

Reading

こみやま やすこ

Born

April 25, 1965 (age 61)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Snake

Origin

Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Politician

University

Keio University

• Official sitehttps://www.yasko.net/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/yaskokomiyama/
• Xhttps://x.com/komiyama_yasko
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B0%8F%E5%AE%AE%E5%B1%B1%E6%B3%B0%E5%AD%90
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8050022

Tags

• From Saitama 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.