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Yohei Matsumoto was born on August 31, 1973 in Tokyo, Japan and is credited as a politician. Yohei Matsumoto is 53 years old as of 2026. Education on record includes Waseda University.
My Take
Matsumoto is the kind of politician who barely exists outside his job description. Born in Tokyo in 1973, educated at Waseda, a Liberal Democratic Party member of the House of Representatives, and since October 2025 Japan's Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Past that, the record is strikingly thin: no publicised hobbies, no cultivated personal brand, no viral persona. I find that interesting rather than disappointing. Education is arguably the least rewarding portfolio a minister can hold. Whatever gets changed in schools or universities will not show results for a decade or two, and by then the credit belongs to somebody else entirely. It is a job that pays out in delayed, unattributable consequences. Taking it on without any talent for self-promotion strikes me as either genuinely serious or genuinely unlucky, and I would rather assume the former until something proves otherwise.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yohei Matsumoto
- Name (Japanese)
- 松本洋平
- Reading
- まつもと ようへい
- Born
- August 31, 1973 (age 53)
- Origin
- Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- politician
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Ox
2. Background
- University
- Waseda University
3. Links
- Official sitehttp://www012.upp.so-net.ne.jp/yohei/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/m_yoohei/
- Xhttps://x.com/matsumoto_yohei
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yohei%20Matsumoto
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%BE%E6%9C%AC%E6%B4%8B%E5%B9%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5680924
4. About this entry
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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.
Frequently asked questions
When was Yohei Matsumoto born?
Yohei Matsumoto was born on August 31, 1973 and is 53 years old.
Where is Yohei Matsumoto from?
Yohei Matsumoto is from Tokyo, Japan.
What does Yohei Matsumoto do?
Yohei Matsumoto works as politician.
Where did Yohei Matsumoto study?
Yohei Matsumoto attended Waseda University.
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