Shinjiro Koizumi

Minister of Defense Japan

Conservative

Taboo-breaking as a governing style: the celebrity reformer who once wanted climate action to be 'sexy' now wants Japan to say the unsayable about nuclear weapons.

Community poll — liberal or conservative?

Liberal 411 (24%)(76%) 1298 Conservative

Details — statements, goals & consistency record →

Most recent, with sources

2026-07-19Interview

2026-05-31Speech

There's a country that has a huge arsenal of nuclear weapons and strategic bombers. Japan has neither of such weapons, and yet Japan is labelled 'new militarism'?

Source: Al Jazeera ↗

2025-07-15Speech

Some say higher prices would have been good for farmers, but is that really so? If consumers stop eating rice because it's expensive, is that really in the interest of rice farmers?

Source: TIME ↗

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