Eriko Yamatani

Japanese politician
Person human Q534539
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Summary

Eriko Yamatani was born on September 19, 1950[1], in Musashino[2]. She has worked as a politician[3], journalist[4], reporter[5], and pundit[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,109 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Father: Shinpei Yamatani[8]
  • Spouse: Sei Ogawa[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Japan[10]
  • Native language: Japanese[11]
  • Position held: member of the House of Representatives of Japan[12], member of the House of Councillors[13]
  • Educated at: University of the Sacred Heart[14], Tokyo Metropolitan Komaba High School[15]
  • Sex or gender: female[16]
  • Member of political party: Democratic Party of Japan[17], Liberal Democratic Party[18]
  • Commons category: Eriko Yamatani[19]
  • Family name: Yamatani[20], Ogawa[21]
  • Given name: Eriko[22]
  • Official website: http://www.yamatani-eriko.com/index.html[23]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese[24]
  • Birth name: 山谷 惠里子[25]
  • Name in native language: 山谷 えり子[26]
  • Official blog URL: http://www.yamatani-eriko.com/blog/inf/inf.cgi?cm=1&mode=past[27]
  • Married name: 小川 惠里子[28]
  • Sibling: Kan Itō[29]
  • Writing language: Japanese[30]
  • Social media followers: 7347[31], 3225[32], 22,329[33], 30,784[34]
  • P14411: 68577[35]
  • P14555: 3b0c8d5c2e96654541b99dff5ca84e20[36]

Why It Matters

Eriko Yamatani has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] She is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Eriko Yamatani born?

Eriko Yamatani's place of birth was Musashino[2].

Who were Eriko Yamatani's parents?

Eriko Yamatani's father was Shinpei Yamatani[8].

Who was Eriko Yamatani married to?

Eriko Yamatani's spouses include Sei Ogawa[9].

What did Eriko Yamatani do for work?

Eriko Yamatani worked as a politician[3], journalist[4], reporter[5], and pundit[6].

Where did Eriko Yamatani go to school?

Eriko Yamatani was educated at University of the Sacred Heart[14] and Tokyo Metropolitan Komaba High School[15].

References

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Pudox · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → member of the House of Representatives of Japan, member of the House of Councillors, Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission +5
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'ja', 'zh']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 4w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14411 → 68577
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  3. 7w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14555 → 3b0c8d5c2e96654541b99dff5ca84e20
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  4. 21w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sibling → Kan Itō
    Educated at → University of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo Metropolitan Komaba High School
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+7347'}, {'amount': '+3225'}, {'amount': '+22329'} +1
    Sex or gender → female
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||ru, sl */ Add multilingual descriptions (2 languages) — multilingual descriptions for humans (P31=Q5) — deterministic from P106 (occupation) + P27 (citizenshi"
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