Yoshiko Kira

Yoshiko Kira (吉良佳子, Kira Yoshiko) is a Japanese politician and member of the House of Councillors since 2013, representing the Tokyo at-large district. She is a member of the Japanese Communist Party.

For the Japanese sports shooter, see Yoshiko Kira (sport shooter).
Yoshiko Kira
吉良 佳子
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
2013–2019
ConstituencyTokyo at-large district
Personal details
Born (1982-09-14) September 14, 1982
Kōchi, Japan
NationalityJapan
Political partyJapanese Communist Party
Spouse(s)Yuichiro Matsushima
Websitehttp://kirayoshiko.com/

Kira was born in Kōchi, the daughter of a prefectural assemblyman. She graduated from Waseda University in 2005 and worked for Takara Printing Company for four years before entering politics.[1]

She first ran in the 2009 Tokyo metropolitan assembly elections as a candidate from Toshima City, but failed to win a seat. Her next appearance was in the 2013 House of Councillors election, in which she placed third within the Tokyo at-large district, becoming the first Communist party member to win an at-large district seat in twelve years.[2] One focus of her campaign, along with that of successful JCP candidate Saori Ikeuchi, was the unstable jobs situation faced by young people.[3]

She is a member of the House of Councillors Committee on General Affairs, Special Committee on Political Ethics and Election System, and Commission on the Constitution.[1]

Her husband Yuichiro Matsushima is a member of the Meguro City assembly in Tokyo.

References
  1. "Ms. KIRA Yoshiko". House of Councillors. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  2. Blair, Gavin (5 August 2013). "Communist Party makes a comeback ... in Japan". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  3. Brasor, Philip (16 May 2015). "JCP gains ground, but not column inches". The Japan Times. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
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