Yoshihisa Furukawa

Japanese politician
Person human Q8056070
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Summary

Yoshihisa Furukawa was born on August 3, 1965[1], in Kushima[2]. He has worked as a politician[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,474 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Japan[5]
  • Native language: Japanese[6]
  • Position held: member of the House of Representatives of Japan[7], Senior Vice Minister of Finance[8], 環境大臣政務官[9]
  • Educated at: University of Tokyo[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Member of political party: Liberal Democratic Party[12]
  • Commons category: Yoshihisa Furukawa[13]
  • Family name: Furukawa[14]
  • Given name: Yoshihisa[15]
  • Official website: http://www.furukawa-yoshihisa.com/[16]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese[17]
  • Name in native language: 古川禎久[18]
  • Name in kana: ふるかわ よしひさ[19]
  • Candidacy in election: 2017 Japanese general election[20]
  • Writing language: Japanese[21]
  • P14411: 122207[22]
  • P14555: dc10f91bcfeb64bf7553aa32c00af8f7[23]
  • P14565: 2000087693[24]

Why It Matters

Yoshihisa Furukawa has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was Yoshihisa Furukawa born?

Yoshihisa Furukawa was born in Kushima[2].

What did Yoshihisa Furukawa do for work?

Yoshihisa Furukawa worked as a politician[3].

Where did Yoshihisa Furukawa go to school?

Yoshihisa Furukawa was educated at University of Tokyo[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . kouhosha.info. kouhosha.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . kouhosha.info. kouhosha.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Pudox · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → member of the House of Representatives of Japan, member of the House of Representatives of Japan, Minister of Justice +3
    P14411 → 122207
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'en', 'fr', 'id', 'ja', 'ko', 'simple']
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  2. 4w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14565 → 2000087693
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  3. 8w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14555 → dc10f91bcfeb64bf7553aa32c00af8f7
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  4. 23w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → —
    Instance of → human
    Native language → Japanese
    Place of birth → Kushima
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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