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Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese politician

Politician

A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...

 of the Liberal Democratic Party

Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)

The , frequently abbreviated to LDP or , is a centre-right political party in Japan. It is one of the most consistently successful political parties in the democratic world. The LDP ruled almost continuously for nearly 54 years from its founding in 1955 until its defeat in the 2009 election...

, a member of the House of Representatives

House of Representatives of Japan

The is the lower house of the Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors of Japan is the upper house.The House of Representatives has 480 members, elected for a four-year term. Of these, 180 members are elected from 11 multi-member constituencies by a party-list system of proportional representation,...

 in the Diet

Diet of Japan

The is Japan's bicameral legislature. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an upper house, called the House of Councillors. Both houses of the Diet are directly elected under a parallel voting system. In addition to passing laws, the Diet is formally...

 (national legislature). A native of Imadate, Fukui

Imadate, Fukui

was a town located in Imadate District, Fukui, Japan.Established in Shōwa 31 , Imadate was a fairly well-renowned center of Japanese paper making, or washi...

.

Former career

After graduating Waseda University

Waseda University

, abbreviated as , is one of the most prestigious private universities in Japan and Asia. Its main campuses are located in the northern part of Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as Tokyo Senmon Gakko, the institution was renamed "Waseda University" in 1902. It is known for its liberal climate...

 in 1981, she became a lawyer in 1985. She first belonged to the Osaka bar association and belongs to Fukui bar association since 2008. She stands for the government in relation to the lawsuit relating to Yasukuni Shrine

Yasukuni Shrine

is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is dedicated to the soldiers and others who died fighting on behalf of the Emperor of Japan. Currently, its Symbolic Registry of Divinities lists the names of over 2,466,000 enshrined men and women whose lives were dedicated to the service of...

, and serves as an attorney for the plaintiff concerning the hyakunin-giri kyōsō as well as the commanders who fought in the Battle of Okinawa

Battle of Okinawa

The Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, was fought on the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa and was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War of World War II. The 82-day-long battle lasted from early April until mid-June 1945...

 and a bereaved family suing Kenzaburō Ōe

Kenzaburo Oe

is a Japanese author and a major figure in contemporary Japanese literature. His works, strongly influenced by French and American literature and literary theory, deal with political, social and philosophical issues including nuclear weapons, social non-conformism and existentialism.Ōe was awarded...

 and Iwanami Shoten for their defamation of character towards the commanders .

Political career

On 15 August 2005 Inada was nominated as the official candidate of the LDP and run for the general election held on 11 September 2005. There she was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time. In the Diet she served as a member of judicial committee, and special committee for the establishment of political moral and the amendment on the public officers election act. From January 2008 to Deccember 2008 she was also a member of the committee for General Affairs. At the 45th general election

Japanese general election, 2009

A general election in Japan was held on August 30, 2009, for all 480 seats of the House of Representatives of Japan, the lower house of the Diet of Japan....

 on 30 August 2009 she was elected to the House of Representatives for the second time.

Activities

She is an assenter of "The Truth about Nanjing

The Truth about Nanjing

is a forthcoming film by Japanese filmmaker about the 1937 Nanking Massacre.The film, backed by nationalistic figures including Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara and public donation, is intended to expose alleged propaganda aspects of the Nanking Massacre...

" and has criticized the fact that the film Yasukuni

Yasukuni (2007 film)

is the title of a 2007 film made by Japan-resident Chinese director Li Ying . It took 10 years to complete and had been screened at the Pusan International Film Festival 2007, World Cinema Competition Sundance Film Festival 2008 and Berlin Film Festival 2008...

 received government funding. She belongs to the most conservative faction in the LDP.

External links

• Official website in Japanese.