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Okiharu Yasuoka

Judge · Politician

Okiharu Yasuoka 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	Jaszuoka Okiharu · Okiharu Jasuoka · Okiharu Yasuoka · YASUOKA Okiharu · Окихару Ясуока · 3 more...				[sources]
Alias	Okiharu Jasuoka · Okiharu Yasuoka · Ясуока, Окихару · やすおかおきはる · 保岡興治君 · 3 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1939-05-11				[sources]
Place of birth	Kagoshima				[sources]
Death date	2019-04-19				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Japan				[sources]
Country	Japan				[sources]
Citizenship	Japan				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Okiharu				[sources]
Last name	Yasuoka				[sources]
Political association	Liberal Democratic Party · New Frontier Party				[sources]
Website	www.yasuoka.org				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q786752				[sources]
Position	Minister of Justice (2008-2008) · Shūgiin (member, 2014-2017) · member of the House of Representatives of Japan (1972-2017)				[sources]
Education	Chuo University				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-12	Last processed	2026-02-14	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Japanese politician (1939-2019)

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Hirotake Yasuoka Politician	child · father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Shūgiin	-	-

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