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Keiji Furuya

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Keiji Furuya
古屋 圭司
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Furuya in 2023
Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission
In office
26 December 2012 – 16 September 2014
Prime MinisterShinzo Abe
Preceded byTadamasa Kodaira
Succeeded byEriko Yamatani
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
18 February 1990
Preceded byTōru Furuya
ConstituencyGifu 2nd (1990–1996)
Gifu 5th (1996–2009)
Tōkai PR (2009–2012)
Gifu 5th (2012–present)
Personal details
Born (1952-11-01) 1 November 1952 (age 73)
Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
PartyLiberal Democratic
RelativesTōru Furuya (uncle)
EducationSeikei University

Keiji Furuya (古屋 圭司, Furuya Keiji; born 1 November 1952) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, serving as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet of Japan.

Biography

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Keiji Furuya was born on 1 November 1952, in Chiyoda, Tokyo. His uncle Tōru Furuya was a senior police officer and politician for the Liberal Democratic Party. As a child, Furuya lived for several years in the United States and attended school there. After returning to Japan, he attended Seikei High School and Seikei University, studying economics. He was a year ahead of future Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Seikei. Furuya graduated in 1976 and began working for the Taishō Marine and Fire Insurance Company.[1]

Furuya began working as secretary to Foreign Minister Shintaro Abe, the father of Shinzo Abe, in April 1984. In November, he became secretary to his uncle, Home Minister Tōru Furuya. When his uncle retired, Furuya was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1990.[1]

Furuya was parliamentary vice minister of Justice under the Murayama Cabinet and senior vice minister of Economy, Trade and Industry under the First Koizumi Cabinet.[1] He ran as an independent in the 2005 election due to opposition to Koizumi's postal reform, but rejoined the LDP the following year.[2]

He entered the Second Abe Cabinet as Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission in December 2012, serving until September 2014. He served as chairman of the LDP Election Strategy Committee from August 2016 to November 2017.[1][2]

Furuya supported Sanae Takaichi in her three runs for LDP president and was characterised as being like an older brother to Takaichi. When Takaichi was elected in October 2025, Furuya was reappointed chairman of the Election Strategy Committee.[2]

After the landslide victory for the LDP in the 2026 general election, Furuya was selected as chairman of the Commission on the Constitution in the House of Representatives.[3] This was intended by Takaichi to accelerate deliberations on constitutional amendments.[4]

Affiliated organisations

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Affiliated to the openly revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi,[5] Furuya is also a member of the following groups at the Diet: Japan (Vice Chair), Textbooks, Shinto, Yasukuni, Fundamental Education Law Reform (Committee Chair), Nikkyoso, Constitutional Revision, Japan Rebirth (Delegate Chair), China Memorial Photographs Protest (Vice Chair), Proper Japan, Protest American Comfort Women Resolution, North Korea Kidnap Victims (Secretary General).[6]

He is the head of the Japan-ROC Diet Members' Consultative Council.[7] He is also the head of the Parliamentarians' League for Japan's Anime, Manga, and Games.[8]

Chinese sanctions

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On 30 March 2026, the Chinese government sanctioned Furuya for "sneaky visit Taiwan for multiple times, colluding with 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces, seriously violates the One China principle and the spirit of the four political documents between China and Japan, blatant interference in China's internal affairs and seriously undermines China's sovereignty and territorial integrity". Under the order of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Furuya is banned from entering mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau.[9] Takaichi called the sanctions "a great honor" in a private email.[10]

Honors

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "国会議員情報：古屋 圭司". Jiji.com (in Japanese). Jiji Press Ltd. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "自民党選対委員長に就任した古屋圭司氏の経歴・人柄は…高市氏支える「兄貴分」". Yomiuri Shimbun. Tokyo. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "予算・坂本氏、憲法・古屋氏＝衆院委員長・審査会長が内定" (in Japanese). Jiji Press. 19 February 2026. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  4. ↑ Ogai, Yuta (19 February 2026). "Takaichi sets sights on altering Constitution, imperial law". Asahi Shimbun. Tokyo. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  5. ↑ Nippon Kaigi website
  6. ↑ Matthew Penney (December 31, 2012). "The Abe Cabinet - An Ideological Breakdown". The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus. 10 (54).
  7. ↑ "Japan lawmaker seeks forum with US, Taiwan to restrain China". Mainichi Shimbun. October 9, 2020. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020. Keiji Furuya, head of the Japan-ROC Diet Members' Consultative Council, said that his council has been working to broker security cooperation between Japan, the United States and Taiwan, which calls itself the Republic of China.
  8. ↑ "MANGA議連総会にちばてつや、庵野秀明が出席 "先輩"の原画保存や人材育成訴える". Comic Natalie. January 31, 2025. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  9. ↑ "关于对日本国会众议员古屋圭司采取反制措施的决定". Ministry of the Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. 30 March 2026. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
  10. ↑ Yoshida, Kenji (2026-10-09). "LDP's Furuya says Takaichi called China's sanctions against him 'great honor'". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  11. ↑ Yeh, Su-ping; Yeh, Joseph (27 July 2026). "Japanese veteran lawmaker awarded honor for promoting bilateral ties". Central News Agency. Retrieved 27 July 2026. Republished as: "Lai awards key Japan ally with Brilliant Star order". Taipei Times. 28 July 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
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