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My Take
Yuichiro Wada is the kind of career politician who actually put in the reps before climbing the ladder — two terms on Kobe City Council, then five terms in the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly, and eventually a seat in the National Diet's lower house representing Hyogo's 3rd district under the Japan Innovation Party banner. That's a long grind through local government, which at least tells you he understands the ground-level stuff and didn't just parachute in from some think tank. Born in 1964 in Kobe — a city that's been through it, between the port's postwar reinvention and the devastating 1995 earthquake — there's presumably some real texture to his sense of place. Waseda for undergrad, then a master's in international economics in Kobe: not a flashy résumé, but a solid one. I don't have strong opinions on his policy record, but the sheer patience it takes to rack up seven combined terms in local office before going national? You've got to respect the process, even if the politics aren't your flavor.
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Overview
Yuichiro Wada is a Japanese politician born on October 23, 1964, in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. A Waseda University graduate, he served two terms on the Kobe City Council and five in the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly before winning a seat in the House of Representatives in 2021; he was re-elected in 2024 but lost his seat in 2026.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yuichiro Wada
- Name (Japanese)
- 和田有一朗
- Reading
- わだ ゆういちろう
- Born
- October 23, 1964 (age 61)
- Origin
- Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- Politician
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Dragon
2. Background
- University
- Waseda University
3. Links
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.
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When was Yuichiro Wada born?
Yuichiro Wada was born on October 23, 1964 and is 61 years old.
Where is Yuichiro Wada from?
Yuichiro Wada is from Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.
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Yuichiro Wada works as Politician.
Where did Yuichiro Wada study?
Yuichiro Wada attended Waseda University.
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