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Shōgo Arai

PEP · Politician

Shōgo Arai is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Shōgo Arai · Šógo Arai · Сёго Араи · 荒井正吾				[sources]
Alias	Shogo Arai · Shougo Arai · Араи, Сёго				[sources]
Birth date	1945-01-18				[sources]
Place of birth	Yao				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	Japan				[sources]
Classification	State government (past)				[sources]
First name	Shōgo				[sources]
Last name	Arai				[sources]
Political association	Liberal Democratic Party · independent politician				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1247261				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	governor of Nara Prefecture (2007-2023) · member of the House of Councillors (2001-2007)				[sources]
Education	Syracuse University · University of Tokyo				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-30	Last processed	2026-03-30	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Japanese politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,208

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories340,410

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata328,065

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions500,331

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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