Kimi Onoda

Kimi Onoda
小野田 紀美
Official portrait, 2020
Minister of State for Economic Security
Minister of State for Space, Science and Technology
Assumed office
21 October 2025
Prime MinisterSanae Takaichi
Preceded byMinoru Kiuchi
Minister in Charge of Foreign Nationals and Immigration
Assumed office
21 October 2025
Prime MinisterSanae Takaichi
Preceded byOffice established
Member of the House of Councillors
Assumed office
26 July 2016
Preceded bySatsuki Eda
ConstituencyOkayama at-large
Majority180,000 (54.7%)
Member of the Kita City Assembly
In office
24 April 2011 – 3 October 2015
Personal details
Born (1982-12-07) 7 December 1982 (age 43)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
CitizenshipUnited States (1982–2017)
Japan (since 1985)
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materTakushoku University

Kimi Onoda (小野田 紀美, Onoda Kimi, born 7 December 1982) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party. She has been the Minister of State for Economic Security, Science and Technology Policy, Space Policy, and Intellectual Property Strategy since 2025 within Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's cabinet. She is a member of the House of Councillors representing Okayama since 2016.

Onoda was born on December 7, 1982, in Chicago, Illinois, United States, to a Japanese mother and an American father. She moved to Setouchi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan at the age of one.

References

  1. ↑ "Sanae Takaichi appoints just two women to cabinet after becoming Japan's first female PM". The Guardian. 21 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "候補者に聞く 小野田紀美氏(自民・新)". Sanyo Shimbun. June 25, 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  3. ↑ "参院選岡山選挙区に33歳美人ハーフ小野田紀美氏". Nikkei Sports. July 7, 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  4. ↑ "小野田紀美 公式サイト". Kimi Onoda Official Site (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-09-02.