Yohei Matsumoto

Yohei Matsumoto is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet who has served as Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology since 21 October 2025.

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Early life

Matsumoto is a native of Setagaya, Tokyo and graduated from Keio University. He worked at Sanwa Bank, from 1996 to 2003.

Political career

Matsumoto was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005 after an unsuccessful run in 2003.

Political positions

Matsumoto was a supporter of right-wing filmmaker Satoru Mizushima's 2007 revisionist film The Truth about Nanjing, which denied that the Nanjing Massacre ever occurred.