Haruko Arimura | |
|---|---|
有村 治子 | |
 Official portrait | |
| Minister of State for Government Revitalization | |
| In office 3 August 2014 – 7 October 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzo Abe |
| Preceded by | Tomomi Inada |
| Succeeded by | Taro Kono |
| Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety | |
| In office 3 August 2014 – 24 December 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Masako Mori |
| Succeeded by | Shunichi Yamaguchi |
| Member of the House of Councillors for Proportional District | |
| Assumed office 29 July 2001 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Haruko Arimura 21 September 1970 Ishikawa, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent | Kunihiro Arimura (有村 國宏) |
| Relatives | Kaieda Nobuyoshi (grand grand grand uncle) |
| Education | Omi Brotherhood High |
| Alma mater |
|
Haruko Arimura (有村 治子, Arimura Haruko, born 21 September 1970) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. She is a descendant of Arimura Tsugizaemon, the ringleader of the Sakuradamon Incident, and Togo Heihachiro, the admiral of the Russo-Japanese War.
Arimura's views on comfort women, military prostitutes during World War II, have been criticized.[1] Arimura supports the views of Japanologist J. Mark Ramseyer on comfort women.[2]
- ^ "Japanese foreign minister says S. Korea moved goalposts on comfort women issue". The Hankyoreh. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- ^ Busetto, Arielle (2021-04-24). "[Bookmark] Diet Member Haruko Arimura Wants Facts, Not False Comfort Women Narratives". Japan Forward. Retrieved 2023-10-14.