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My Take
Yutaka Banno is the kind of politician who clearly came up the hard way — engineering degree from Nagoya Institute of Technology, years on the railways at JR Central, then a failed 1996 run before finally breaking through in 2000. That's not glamour, that's grit. Born on New Year's Day 1961 in Tokai, which is basically the industrial heartland of Aichi, he's got that quiet, methodical, get-the-job-done energy that doesn't photograph well but probably matters when actual policy gets drafted. He's bounced through several parties over the decades — New Frontier, Democratic Party, eventually landing at the Constitutional Democratic Party — which reads less like opportunism and more like someone genuinely trying to find a political home that fits. No buzz, no scandals on record. For a career politician, that kind of low profile is either deeply boring or quietly admirable. I lean toward the latter.
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Overview
Yutaka Banno is a Japanese politician born on January 1, 1961, in Tokai, Aichi Prefecture. He studied at Nagoya Institute of Technology, bringing a technical background into his political career. A former JR Central employee, he served seven terms in the House of Representatives, most recently for the Aichi 8th district until 2026, and was a senior vice-minister for foreign affairs and for land, infrastructure and transport.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yutaka Banno
- Name (Japanese)
- 伴野豊
- Reading
- ばんの ゆたか
- Born
- January 1, 1961 (age 65)
- Origin
- Tokai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- Politician
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Ox
2. Background
- University
- Nagoya Institute of Technology
3. Links
- Official sitehttp://bannoyutaka.jp
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/yutakabanno2000/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BC%B4%E9%87%8E%E8%B1%8A
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q784087
4. About this entry
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When was Yutaka Banno born?
Yutaka Banno was born on January 1, 1961 and is 65 years old.
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Yutaka Banno is from Tokai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
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Yutaka Banno works as Politician.
Where did Yutaka Banno study?
Yutaka Banno attended Nagoya Institute of Technology.
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