Toshiharu Furukawa

Japanese politician
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Summary

Toshiharu Furukawa was born on January 14, 1963[1], in Saitama Prefecture[2]. He has worked as a politician[3], lawyer[4], and legal counselor[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31,917 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Japan[7]
  • Native language: Japanese[8]
  • Position held: member of the House of Councillors[9], Minister for Digital Transformation[10]
  • Employer: Keio University[11]
  • Educated at: Keio University[12], St Cross College[13], Saïd Business School[14]
  • Member of: Shinto Political Alliance Diet Members' Association[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Member of political party: Liberal Democratic Party[17]
  • Family name: Furukawa[18]
  • Given name: Toshiharu[19]
  • Official website: http://www.toshiharu-furukawa.jp/[20]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese[21]
  • Name in native language: 古川俊治[22]
  • Name in kana: ふるかわ としはる[23]
  • Candidacy in election: 2019 Japanese House of Councillors election[24]
  • Writing language: Japanese[25]
  • P14411: 68075[26]
  • P14555: a159ea498c7e6225eebbe935078e2960[27]

Why It Matters

Toshiharu Furukawa is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Toshiharu Furukawa born?

Toshiharu Furukawa's place of birth was Saitama Prefecture[2].

What did Toshiharu Furukawa do for work?

Toshiharu Furukawa worked as a politician[3], lawyer[4], and legal counselor[5].

Where did Toshiharu Furukawa go to school?

Toshiharu Furukawa was educated at Keio University[12], St Cross College[13], and Saïd Business School[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . sinseiren.org. Retrieved . sinseiren.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . soumu.go.jp. soumu.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Pudox · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → member of the House of Councillors, Minister for Digital Transformation
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'en', 'ja', 'zh']
    Sitelink count → 5
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 29d ago · クエン酸回路 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Toshiharu Furukawa 20250418moushiire.jpg, Toshiharu Furukawa, Minister for Digital Transformation 2026
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  3. 9w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14555 → a159ea498c7e6225eebbe935078e2960
    P14411 → 68075
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  4. 23w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Japanese
    Date of birth → +1963-01-14T00:00:00Z
    Place of birth → Saitama Prefecture
    Youtube channel id → UC6Et4_9bdVeg3CynVTMQjiw
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