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Naoki Tanaka

Politician

Naoki Tanaka 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	ANaoki Tanaka · Naoki Tanaka · Tanaka Naoki · Наоки Танака · נאוקי טנאקה · 5 more...				[sources]
Alias	Танака, Наоки · 田中直紀 · 타나카 나오키				[sources]
Weak alias	鈴木直紀				[sources]
Birth date	1940-06-19				[sources]
Place of birth	Kanazawa				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Japan				[sources]
Citizenship	Japan				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Naoki				[sources]
Last name	Tanaka				[sources]
Website	www.naoki-tanaka.jp				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q212373				[sources]
Position	Minister of Defense of Japan (2012-2012) · member of the House of Councillors (1998-2016) · member of the House of Representatives of Japan				[sources]
Education	Keio University · Musashi Junior & Senior High School				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Japanese politician

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Yūichirō Tanaka Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the House of Representatives of Japan	-	-

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Makiko Tanaka Politician	spouse	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,051

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,144

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,185

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