Hanako Jimi

Hanako Jimi
自見 英子
Official portrait, 2022
Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Minister of State for Regional Revitalization Minister of State for Ainu-Related Policies Minister for the World Expo 2025
In office 13 September 2023 – 1 October 2024
Prime Minister	Fumio Kishida
Preceded by	Naoki Okada
Succeeded by	Yoshitaka Itō
Minister for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety
In office 13 September 2023 – 1 October 2024
Prime Minister	Fumio Kishida
Preceded by	Taro Kono
Succeeded by	Yoshitaka Itō
Member of the House of Councillors
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 July 2016
Constituency	National PR block
Personal details
Born	(1976-02-15) February 15, 1976 (age 48) Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party
Spouse	Gaku Hashimoto ​ (m. 2021)​
Children	4
Parent	Shozaburo Jimi (father)
Relatives	Ryutaro Hashimoto (father-in-law) Daijiro Hashimoto (uncle-in-law)
Alma mater	University of Tsukuba Tokai University
Occupation	Pediatrician • Politician

Hanako Jimi (自見 英子, Jimi Hanako, born 15 February 1976) is a Japanese politician who has served as Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, Minister of State for Regional Revitalization, Minister of State for Ainu-Related Policies, and Minister for the World Expo 2025 since September 2023. She is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and she also serves in the House of Councillors of Japan.^[1]