Yukio Edano

Japanese politician, lawyer
Person human Q732087
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Summary

Yukio Edano was born on May 31, 1964[1], in Utsunomiya[2]. He has worked as a lawyer[3], politician[4], and jurist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,374 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Japan[7]
  • Native language: Japanese[8]
  • Position held: member of the House of Representatives of Japan[9]
  • Educated at: Tohoku University[10]
  • Member of: Japan's Parliamentary support group for Tibet[11], 凌雲会[12], Sanctuary[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Member of political party: Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan[15]
  • Commons category: Yukio Edano[16]
  • Family name: Edano[17]
  • Given name: Yukio[18]
  • Official website: http://edano.gr.jp/[19]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Yukio Edano[20]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese[21]
  • Name in native language: 枝野幸男[22]
  • Name in kana: えだの ゆきお[23]
  • Number of children: 2[24]
  • Candidacy in election: 2017 Japanese general election[25], 2017 Japanese Presidential election[26], 1993 Japanese general election[27], 1996 Japanese general election[28], 2000 Japanese general election[29], 2003 Japanese general election[30], 2005 Japanese general election[31], 2009 Japanese general election[32], 2012 Japanese general election[33], 2014 Japanese general election[34], 2021 Japanese general election[35], 50th General Election of the House of Representatives[36]
  • Writing language: Japanese[37]
  • Social media followers: 167,175[38], 108,998[39], 185,896[40], 183,411[41], 5110[42]
  • P14411: 89176[43]
  • P14555: d862b7b6d4a0ba024379d7e8d12f959c[44]

Why It Matters

Yukio Edano has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

Where was Yukio Edano born?

Yukio Edano's place of birth was Utsunomiya[2].

What did Yukio Edano do for work?

Yukio Edano worked as a lawyer[3], politician[4], and jurist[5].

Where did Yukio Edano go to school?

Yukio Edano was educated at Tohoku University[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  9. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . kouhosha.info. kouhosha.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9h ago · Pudox · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → member of the House of Representatives of Japan, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Minister for Foreign Affairs +7
    Sitelink count → 25
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ckb', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'hi', 'id', 'it',
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com person id → 286516
    Prabook id → 1730992
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Prabook id: 1730992, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/129707168|Yukio Edano (#129707168)]] for {{P|3368}}"
  3. 7w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14555 → d862b7b6d4a0ba024379d7e8d12f959c
    Occupation → lawyer, politician, jurist
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  4. 20w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14411 → 89176
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  5. 21w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Edano
    Topic's main category → Category:Yukio Edano
    Aliases → —
    Given name → Yukio
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Namuwiki id: 에다노 유키오, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778517334154"
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