is a Japanese

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

of the

Liberal Democratic Party Several political parties from around the world have been called the Liberal Democratic Party, Democratic Liberal Party or Liberal Democrats. These parties have usually followed liberalism as ideology, although they can vary widely from very progr ...

, a member of the

House of Councillors The is the upper house of the National Diet of Japan. The House of Representatives (Japan), House of Representatives is the lower house. The House of Councillors is the successor to the pre-war House of Peers (Japan), House of Peers. If the t ...

in the

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(national legislature). A native of

Hayato, Kagoshima is a town located in Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2008, the town had an estimated population of 43,844 and the density of 555.30 persons per km2. The total area was 66.49 km2. On November 7, 2005, Hayato, along with th ...

and high school graduate, he was elected for the first time in 2004.

Political career

In August 2023 Nomura drew criticism from within his own party, for characterising treated water released from Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant as "contaminated water". Amidst pressure, Nomura later apologized for his remarks claiming it was a slip of the tongue. On September 13, 2023 Prime Minister

Fumio Kishida Fumio Kishida (born 29 July 1957) is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party ( LDP) from 2021 to 2024. He has been a member of the House of Representatives in the National Diet ...

ordered a

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that saw Nomura lose his position as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries. After

Shinjirō Koizumi is a Japanese politician serving as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan), Minister of Agriculture since May 2025. He previously served as the Minister of the Environment (Japan), Minister of the Environment from September ...

replaced Taku Etō as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries in May 2025, Nomura drew heavily backlash from the internet after complaining about Shinjiro refusing to follow the tradition in a meeting.

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* in Japanese. 1943 births Living people Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians {{Japan-politician-1940s-stub