Mari Kushibuchi

Mari Kushibuchi
櫛渕 万里
Kushibuchi in 2025
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
28 April 2022 – 23 January 2026
Preceded byTaro Yamamoto
Succeeded byMulti-member district
ConstituencyTokyo PR
In office
30 August 2009 – 16 November 2012
Preceded byKosuke Ito
Succeeded byMasanobu Ogura
ConstituencyTokyo 23rd
Personal details
Born (1967-10-15) 15 October 1967
Numata, Gunma, Japan
PartyUnaffiliated
Other political
affiliations
DPJ (2006–2016)
DP (2016–2017)
KnT (2017–2020)
Reiwa Shinsengumi
(2020–2026)
Alma materRikkyo University

Mari Kushibuchi (櫛渕 万里, Kushibuchi Mari; born 15 October 1967) is a Japanese politician.

Kushibuchi sailed on the Peace Boat for the first time in 1990,[1] and later joined the associated nongovernmental organization as an executive.[2] In 2009, she contested her first House of Representatives election and won Tokyo's 23rd district for the Democratic Party of Japan. She succeeded incumbent Kōsuke Itō.[3] Kushibuchi lost her 2012 reelection bid to Masanobu Ogura.[4] Following the 2022 resignation of Tarō Yamamoto, Kushibuchi returned to the House of Representatives via proportional representation, this time as a member of Reiwa Shinsengumi.[5][6]

On 1 June 2023, she was suspended from participating in the Diet for 10 days for "irregular behavior" in the lower chamber, which involved holding up a sheet of paper calling the no-confidence motion against Finance Minister Shun'ichi Suzuki a farce, while standing on the rostrum.[7]

In the 2026 Japanese general election for the House of Representatives, held on February 8, 2026, Kushibuchi ran in Tokyo 14th district but lost. Following her defeat, she stepped down as co-leader of the party and assumed the role of deputy secretary-general.[8] On 9 July 2026, alongside Taro Yamamoto's resignation as party leader of Reiwa Shinsengumi, Kushibuchi also left the party.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Greimel, Hans (10 February 2002). "'Peace Boat' Blends Politics and Pleasure". Washington Post. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  2. ↑ Hong, Carolina (16 July 2004). "A Japanese NGO sails the seas to publicize peace". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  3. ↑ Ford, Peter (28 August 2009). "Japan's opposition touts fresh faces in bid for election victory". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  4. ↑ Japan Decides 2012: The Japanese General Election. Springer. 2013. p. 119. ISBN 9781137346124.
  5. ↑ "Reiwa Shinsengumi leader quits Lower House to run for Upper House seat". The AU Times. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Leader of Reiwa Shinsengumi quits Lower House to run for Upper House seat". Japan Times. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Lower House Takes 1st Disciplinary Action in 16 Years". Nippon Communications Foundation. Jiji Press. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  8. ↑ 奥原, 慎平 (26 February 2026). れいわ・共同代表に大石晃子氏、落選も続投理由は「空気読まないこと」「非難されたが…」 [Akiko Oishi, co-leader of Reiwa Shinsengumi, continues in her position despite losing the election, citing reasons such as "not reading the room" and "being criticized..."]. The Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  9. ↑ Mochizuki, Isoko (10 July 2026). 〈動画〉望月衣塑子記者が解説　れいわ新選組・山本太郎氏が代表辞任と政界引退を表明　党はどうなる？ [[Video] Reporter Isoko Mochizuki explains: Reiwa Shinsengumi's Taro Yamamoto announces resignation as leader and retirement from politics. What will happen to the party?]. Tokyo Shimbun (in Japanese). The Chunichi Shimbun. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
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