The US-Japan Young Political Leaders Exchange Program is an exchange program for up-and-coming leaders in both countries that began in 1973 in collaboration with the American Council for Young Political Leaders (ACYPL). Although the program began with American political leaders traveling to Japan, in 1981, Japanese delegations also began traveling to the United States, providing an opportunity for them to meet and engage in discussions with US Congressional members, state and local government officials, and nonprofit sector representatives.
Participants
TSUKASA ABE | Assistant to Representative Nobutaka Machimura | 1994 |
KUNIHISA AIZAWA | Assistant to Representative Takashi Kosugi | 1991 |
MITSUYA AIZAWA | Member, Sendai City Council, Miyagi Prefecture | 1981 |
JUNJI AKABOSHI | Editor-in-Chief, Komei Geppo Newspaper | 1993 |
SHIRO ARAKI | Senior Secretary, Policy Board, Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) | 1988 |
KAZUO ASAYA | Administrative Assistant to Representative Takashi Kosugi | 1987 |
OSAMU BABA | Senior Staff, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Policy Affairs Research Council | 1987 |
KEN CHIBA | Policy Staff, Social Democratic Party of Japan (SDPJ) Policy Board | 1993 |
MITSUGU DEYASHIKI | Assistant to Representative Masayoshi Takemura | 1993 |
MOTOKAZU FUJII | Deputy Director, Photography Department, Komei Shimbun | 1992 |
KAZUE FUJITA | Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly | 1994 |
NORISUKE FUJIWARA | Vice Chairman, DSP Miyagi Prefectural Chapter | 1993 |
MASAKO GOTO | Chief of Staff to Representative Takako Doi | 1993 |
KENTARO HATA | Administrative Assistant to Representative Kazuhito Wada | 1991 |
SHOZO HATA | Editor-in-Chief, Weekly Minsha (DSP party newspaper) | 1986 |
YOSHIAKI HIMONO | Member, Ishikawa Prefectural Assembly | 1992 |
HIDEYOSHI HORI | Assistant to Representative Yoshiaki Harada | 1992 |
MASARU IGARASHI | Member, Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly | 1988 |
TAKUO INABA | Assistant to Representative Michio Watanabe | 1992 |
KIYOSHI ISHIGAKI | Member, Yamagata Prefectural Assembly | 1991 |
MASAAKI ITO | Member, Shiga Prefectural Assembly | 1988 |
TAKEICHI ITO | Member, Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly | 1987 |
EIICHI IWASHITA | Member, Kumamoto Prefectural Assembly | 1990 |
TAKESHI IWAYA | Member, Oita Prefectural Assembly | 1988 |
MORIYOSHI KABE | Assistant to Representative Keizo Obuchi | 1981 |
SUMIE KAKEMIZU | Member, Hyogo Prefectural Assembly | 1990 |
NOYIROSHI KAKUTA | Deputy Director, Policy Department, Komei Shimbun | 1991 |
TAKASHI KANAMORI | Professional Staff, Japan New Party (JNP) | 1994 |
KAZUHIKO KAWAKAMI | Assistant to Representative Takashi Kosugi | 1992 |
KATSUNORI KITAI | Assistant to Representative Noboru Usami | 1994 |
TAKASHI KOYASHIKI | Assistant to Representative Tadamori Oshima | 1993 |
TOMOYUKI KUDO | Member, Hachinohe City Council, Aomori Prefecture | 1992 |
YASUHIRO MIKI | Member, Yamaguchi Prefectural Assembly | 1988 |
YUKINOBU MIYASAKA | Director, DSP Department of Labor | 1987 |
MASUYUKI MIYATA | Senior Administrative Officer, Research Bureau, LDP | 1993 |
TSUNEYOSHI MOCHINAGA | Member, Sakuma City Council, Shizuoka Prefecture | 1981 |
TOSHIKATSU MORI | Member, Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly | 1987 |
SHIGERU MORISHITA | Member, Haruno City Council, Shizuoka Prefecture | 1986 |
TOSHIO MORIMOTO | Member, Chuo-Ward City Council, Tokyo | 1981 |
HIROSHI MORITA | Executive Assistant to Representative Koichi Kato | 1988 |
TORU NAGAOKA | Komei Shimbun | 1994 |
MASAO NAKAGAWA | Director General, Committee on Local Assembly Affairs, DSP Headquarters | 1981 |
KEN NAKAMURA | Assistant to Representative Kenji Kosaka | 1994 |
YOSHITAKA NAKAO | District Advisor to Representative Yukihiko Ikeda | 1981 |
YOSHIKATSU NISHIYAMA | Political Journalist, Komei Shimbun | 1990 |
HIROTO NOMURA | Assistant to Representative Koichi Kato | 1992 |
ZENICHI NORO | Member, Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly | 1988 |
GAKU OGATA | SDPJ Policy Board Policy Staff | 1994 |
MASAO OKABE | Member, Ishikawa Prefectural Assembly | 1990 |
SEISHI OKUBO | Member, Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly | 1991 |
TAKASHI OKUBO | Member, Shiga Prefectural Assembly | 1992 |
TENZO OKUMURA | Member, Shiga Prefectural Assembly | 1988 |
KIKUYO SADANO | Member, Chiryu City Council, Aichi Prefecture | 1992 |
DAISAKU SAITO | Administrative Assistant to Representative Koichi Kato | 1990 |
MIHOKO SAKAI | Member, Sumida-Ward City Council, Tokyo | 1990 |
MITSUAKI SATO | Member, Kosai City Council, Shizuoka Prefecture | 1981 |
MINORU SHIBANO | Assistant to Representative Takashi Kosugi | 1981 |
YOSHITAKA SHIMOZAWA | Assistant to Representative Yoshiro Mori | 1991 |
AKI SHIONOYA | Assistant to Representative Kenji Kosaka | 1994 |
YUKARI SONOBE | Policy Staff, LDP Policy Affairs Research Council | 1993 |
YASUHIKO SUZUKI | Member, Fukuoka City Council, Fukuoka Prefecture | 1986 |
KOSUKE TAIRA | Member, Hiroshima Prefectural Assembly | 1988 |
MASAO TAKAGI | Member, Gunma Prefectural Assembly | 1990 |
YOSHIYUKI TANAKA | Assistant to Representative Michio Watanabe | 1991 |
TOSHIMICHI TANIKAWA | Chief of Staff to Representative Michio Watanabe | 1990 |
TOSHIO TOYODA | Member, Kosai City Council, Shizuoka Prefecture | 1986 |
TOMOSHIGE TSURU | Assistant to Representative Takashi Kosugi | 1994 |
EIICHI UEHARA | Administrative Assistant to Representative Kazuo Aichi | 1986 |
AKASHI UCHIKOSHI | Member, Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly | 1993 |
KENSUKE WATANUKI | Member, Hokkaido Prefectural Assembly | 1987 |
OSAMU YAMASAKI | Assistant to Representative Gen Nakatani | 1994 |
YOSHIHIKO YAMASHITA | Member, Shizuoka Prefectural Assembly | 1991 |
TADASHI YOKOYAMA | Assistant to Representative Hajime Morita | 1981 |
TOSHITSUGU YOSHIDA | Member, Ishikawa Prefectural Assembly | 1990 |
YASUO YOSHIHASHI | Policy Staff, New Liberal Club (NLC) Policy Board | 1981 |
