Naokazu Takemoto

Naokazu Takemoto is a former Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.

Career

A native of Minamikawachi District, Osaka and graduate of the University of Kyoto Faculty of Law and Graduate School of University of California at Berkeley, Takemoto was elected for the first time in 1996. He started his career as a civil servant in the former National Land Agency. Since his election to the Diet he has also served as Parliamentary Secretary for Economy, Trade and Industry, Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Labour and Welfare, and Senior Vice-Minister of Finance.
In June 2010, Takemoto became the Shadow Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission and Shadow Minister of Economic and Fiscal Policy in the Tanigaki Shadow Cabinet.
He became State Minister in charge of Science and Technology Policy on September 11, 2019.

Affiliated to the openly revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi, Takemoto is a member of the following right-wing groups in the Diet:

Nippon Kaigi Diet discussion group
Conference of parliamentarians on the Shinto Association of Spiritual Leadership - NB: SAS a.k.a. Sinseiren, Shinto Political League

Takemoto gave the following answers to the questionnaire submitted by Mainichi to parliamentarians in 2012:

in favor of the revision of the Constitution
in favor of the right of collective self-defense
against the reform of the National assembly
in favor of reactivating nuclear power plants
against the goal of zero nuclear power by 2030s
in favor of the relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma
not applicable: evaluating the purchase of Senkaku Islands by the Government
not applicable: a strong attitude versus China
not applicable: the participation of Japan to the Trans-Pacific Partnership
against a nuclear-armed Japan
against the reform of the Imperial Household that would allow women to retain their Imperial status even after marriage