Yōichi Shiraishi

Okay, the "cashier" credit listed right next to "politician" genuinely made me do a double take. A Tokyo University grad who apparently chose to stand at a register and scan groceries alongside running for office — that combination tells you more about a person than any campaign speech ever could. Born in Ehime in 1963, Shiraishi is the kind of figure who seems less interested in looking important than in actually understanding how ordinary people move through their day. No flashy awards, no big agency machine behind him — just a guy with one of Japan's top degrees who apparently decided the real curriculum was somewhere between the ballot box and the checkout lane.

Yōichi Shiraishi is a Japanese politician born on June 25, 1963, in Ehime Prefecture. He graduated from the University of Tokyo and is noted for holding the unusual dual career profile of politician and cashier. He maintains an official website and is active on social media platforms including Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

Name (English)

Yōichi Shiraishi

Name (Japanese)

白石洋一

Reading

しらいし よういち

Born

June 25, 1963 (age 63)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rabbit

Origin

Ehime Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Politician / Cashier

University

University of Tokyo

• Official sitehttps://www.shiraishi.cc/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/shiraishiyoichi/
• Xhttps://x.com/shiraishiyoichi
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%99%BD%E7%9F%B3%E6%B4%8B%E4%B8%80
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11580199

Tags

• From Ehime Prefecture
• Politician
• Cashier

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.