Mr. NIHI Sohei
- Japanese Communist Party
- Elected 2004, 2013 and 2022, Proportional Representation
- Current Responsibilities in the House of Councillors
（as of November 9,2026)
Committee on Judicial Affairs
Special Committee on Disasters Management and Reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake
Born:
October 16, 1963, Fukuoka Prefecture
Education:
1992 Kyoto University, Faculty of Law
Career:
1994 registered as a Lawyer
joined Kitakyushu Daiichi Law Office
2004 first elected to the Senate
2013 reelected to the Senate
2022 reelected to the Senate
(Major posts in a political party)
2025 Secretary General, Japanese Communist Party (JCP)
in the Senate
Chairperson, JCP Diet Affairs Committee in the Sanate
Note: The Sangiin, which had been known as the House of Councillors, is called the Senate in English as of August 2026.
(as of October 26,2026)