Junko Mihara

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Junko Mihara (三原 じゅん子 Mihara Junko?, born September 13, 1964 in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese politician, former singer, car racer, and actress.

Political career

Mihara ran in House of Councillors election in 2010 as a proportional candidate of Liberal Democratic Party[1] and won.

Positions within the LDP:[2]

  • Deputy Director, Health, Labor and Welfare Division of LDP
  • Deputy Chairman, Committee on Organizations Involved with Labor of LDP
  • Acting Director, Public Speeches Division of LDP
  • Vice-Chairman, Committee on Organizations Involved with Health and Welfare of LDP

Controversial views

Mihara is in favor of visits to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine.[3]

In March 2015, she urged Prime Minister Shinzō Abe to promote "Hakkō ichiu", a slogan used to justify Imperial Japan's expansionism".[4]

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