Shinpei Matsushita

Matsushita is a graduate of Hosei University. Prior to gaining elected office, he worked at the government of Miyazaki Prefecture from April 1991 to December 1996. == Political career ==

Matsushita served in the Miyazaki Prefecture assembly from 1999 to 2003. In 2004, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time. He is still serving as a member of that body as of January 2025. == Committee positions ==

Matsushita has held positions as • Chairman of the Special Committee of the House of Councilors on the Abduction Issue by North Korea • Member of the General Affairs Committee of the House of Councilors • Member of the House of Councilors Constitutional Review Committee • House of Councilors General Affairs Committee 3-seat director • Member of the Budget Committee of the House of Councilors • Member of the Special Committee on the Establishment of Political Ethics and the Election System of the House of Councilors • House of Councilors Constitutional Review Committee 4 seats secretary • Judge Prosecution Committee Member ==Right-wing views==

He 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. == References ==