Standing Committees

Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense

(As of February 18,2025)


The Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense deliberates the matters under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defense, and the National Security Council.

Title Name Political Groups
Chairman TAKISAWA Motome LDP
Director SATO Masahisa LDP
Director WAKABAYASHI Yohei LDP
Director SHIOMURA Ayaka CDP
Director MIURA Nobuhiro KP
Director YANAGASE Hirofumi JIP
  ARIMURA Haruko LDP
  IKUINA Akiko LDP
  INOGUCHI Kuniko LDP
  KOBAYASHI Kazuhiro LDP
  NAKASONE Hirofumi LDP
  HORII Iwao LDP
  MATSUKAWA Rui LDP
  HIROTA Hajime CDP
  FUKUYAMA Tetsuro CDP
  YAMAGUCHI Natsuo KP
  MATSUZAWA Shigefumi JIP
  SHIMBA Kazuya DPFP-SR
  YAMAZOE Taku JCP
  IHA Yoichi OW
  TAKARA Tetsumi OW

The names of the political groups in the house, have been abbreviated on this page using unofficial abbreviations. 'None' indicates the house member who is not affiliated with a political group. For the official names of the political groups, please click here.