Yosuke Suzuki

Yosuke Suzuki
鈴木 庸介
Suzuki in 2024
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
5 November 2021 – 23 January 2026
ConstituencyTokyo PR
Personal details
Born (1975-11-21) 21 November 1975 (age 50)
Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
PartyCRA (since 2026)
Other political
affiliations
  • DPJ (2015–2016)
  • DP (2016–2017)
  • CDP (2017–2026)
Education
Websiteyosukesuzuki.net

Yosuke Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木 庸介, born 21 November 1975) is a Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives as a member of the Constitutional Democratic Party from 2021 to 2026, representing Tokyo proportional representation block. He was elected for the first time in 2021.

Early life and education

Suzuki was born in Kitaotsuka, in the Toshima ward of Tokyo. He graduated from Nishisugamo Elementary School in Toshima Ward. While he was a student at Rikkyo University's Faculty of Economics, he was the captain of the wrestling club. After graduating from college, he joined NHK as a reporter. Suzuki acquired postgraduate degrees at Columbia University and the London School of Economics.

Political career

Suzuki was appointed as the head of the Democratic Party of Japan's 10th district of Tokyo in December 2015. In October 2016, due to the resignation of Yuriko Koike from the House of Representatives in order to run as the Governor of Tokyo, Suzuki ran for the Democratic Party in the 10th district of Tokyo for the House of Representatives, but was defeated by the Liberal Democratic Party's member Masaru Wakasa.

On 28 September 2017, the Democratic Party decided to join the Party of Hope led by Koike without holding an official candidate for the 48th House of Representatives general election. On 2 October, when Yukio Edano announced his intention to launch a new party, the Constitutional Democratic Party. Suzuki held a press conference with Akihiro Matsuo, Harumi Yoshida and others, who are the heads of the Democratic Party branch and expressed his intention to run for the Constitutional Democratic Party.

In the 49th House of Representatives general election in October 2021, he ran for the Constitutional Democratic Party as candidate from the 10th district of Tokyo and was elected. In the representative election (held on 30 November) following the resignation of Yukio Edano, he was named as a nominee for Junya Ogawa. He represented the National Diet as part of a delegation to an OECD meeting on 17 and 18 March 2022.

On 26 July 2022, the Constitutional Democratic Party warned Suzuki, who entered Ukraine, where an evacuation advisory was issued, in the name of the secretary-general. As a result of his trip to Ukraine, Suzuki was suspended from party positions such as the assistant chairman of the Policy Research Council for one month.

Political positions

Suzuki expressed opposition to amending the constitution and the Legislation for Peace and Security in a 2017 questionnaire conducted by The Asahi Shimbun. He later expressed support for constitutional revision in 2021, while continuing to oppose formal recognition of the Japan Self-Defense Forces under Article 9.

Suzuki supports revision of surname law to allow married women to maintain their birth surnames. He has expressed support for legalisation of same-sex marriage, as well as the LGBT Understanding Promotion Act. Regarding the introduction of the quota system, he answered "yes" in the 2021 questionnaire.[clarification needed]

Suzuki has called for Russia to return the Kuril Islands to Japan, and supports the Free Nations of Post-Russia Forum, attending the forum's 2023 meeting in Japan. During the Ukrainian refugee crisis following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Japan did not accept Ukrainian refugees due to policies designed to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Suzuki advocated for their permission to enter Japan during a seating of the legal committee in March 2022. As an outcome, the Minister of Justice agreed to look into this issue. The following day, prime minister Fumio Kishida announced the acceptance of Ukrainian refugees. Suzuki also called for the Japanese government to temporarily reduce the consumption tax, calling such a reduction "necessary".

Suzuki is a supporter of the anti–nuclear power movement, arguing in 2021 that Japan should not depend on nuclear power.

Regarding Abenomics, in the 2017 questionnaire, he answered, "I would rather evaluate it". Regarding the response of the Abe Cabinet to the Moritomo Gakuen and Kake Gakuen [ja] scandals, he answered "not evaluated" in the 2017 questionnaire.[clarification needed]

References

  1. ↑ November 5, 3rd year of the Central Election Commission Notification No. 28
  2. ↑ "Yosuke Suzuki Official Site" (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  3. ↑ 民主、衆参公認10人を内定 衆院補選で推薦も決定. The Nikkei (in Japanese). 22 December 2015. Archived from the original on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  4. ↑ 第６５８回常任幹事会を開催. Democratic Party of Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  5. ↑ 枝野幸男氏が新党「立憲民主党」結成を表明（2017年10月2日） (video). YouTube (in Japanese). The Page. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  6. ↑ 「立憲民主党に合流」東京で民進公認予定だった４氏 希望の党に公認申請せず. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). 3 October 2017. Archived from the original on 26 November 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  7. ↑ 衆議院選挙2021 東京(千代田区・港区など)開票速報・選挙結果 小選挙区 NHK. NHK (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 12 November 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  8. ↑ ２０２１衆院選：開票結果と当選者 東京. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  9. ↑ 立憲代表選、4陣営の推薦人は計90人 国会議員の7割固まる：朝日新聞デジタル. The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 18 July 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  10. ↑ ＯＥＣＤグローバル議員ネットワーク会合結果概要. The House of Representatives, Japan. Archived from the original on 9 February 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  11. ↑ 立民・鈴木氏、役職停止 [Ritsumin and Mr. Suzuki suspended]. Jiji Press. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 朝日・東大谷口研究室共同調査 - 2017衆院選：朝日新聞デジタル. The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 21 June 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  13. 1 2 3 鈴木 庸介（立憲民主党） | 朝日・東大調査 - 2021衆議院選挙（衆院選）：朝日新聞デジタル. The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  14. 1 2 3 4 [NHK衆議院選挙]練馬区の一部など東京１０区の候補者アンケート - 衆院選2021 NHK. NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 May 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) [permanent dead link]
  15. ↑ "Для начала надо решить вопрос с Курильскими островами". Японский законотворец — по итогам Форума свободных наций пост-России [First, it is necessary to resolve the Kuril Islands dispute": Japanese lawmaker on the results of the Free Nations of Post-Russia Forum]. Radio Liberty (in Russian). 18 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ↑ 開会日 ： 2022年3月1日 (火) 会議名 ： 法務委員会 (4時間59分) [Live recording of the legal session on 1 March 2022]. House of Representatives Internet TV (in Japanese). 1 March 2022. Archived from the original on 16 April 2026.