Fumitake Fujita
Fumitake Fujita | |
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藤田 文武 | |
.jpg) Fujita in 2022 | |
| Co-leader of Nippon Ishin no Kai | |
| Assumed office 8 August 2025 Serving with Hirofumi Yoshimura | |
| Preceded by | Seiji Maehara |
| Secretary-General of the Nippon Ishin no Kai | |
| In office 30 November 2021 – 1 December 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Nobuyuki Baba |
| Succeeded by | Ryohei Iwatani |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 22 April 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Tomokatsu Kitagawa |
| Constituency | Osaka 12th |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 December 1980 Sakai, Osaka, Japan |
| Political party | Nippon Ishin no Kai (National) Osaka Restoration Association (Local) |
| Alma mater | University of Tsukuba |
Fumitake Fujita (藤田 文武, Fujita Fumitake; born 27 December 1980) is a Japanese businessman and politician. A member of Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party), he has served as a member of the House of Representatives since 2019 and co-leader of Ishin since August 2025, serving alongside Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura. He previously served as the party’s Secretary-General from 2021 to 2024.
Early life
He was born in Neygawa in Osaka Prefecture.[1] He graduated from Osaka Shijonawate High School, and then chose to attend the University of Tsukuba, majoring in sports industries. He was also a member of the Rugby teams in both High School and University.[2]
After graduating from University, he served as a P.E instructor at Shijonawate, his former High School, as well as Makino and Daito High Schools, all three of which were in Osaka.[2] He also coached the Rugby team at Shijonawate.[3] In 2005, he briefly left Japan to study sports management in New Zealand and Australia, before returning to Japan and working at a venture company. He then established KTAJ Co., LTD, a sports management business, and became its representative director.[2]
Political career
In 2012, he entered the first term of the Ishin Political School.[1] In 2017, he then decided to run in that year's general election for Osaka-12th as the Ishin candidate, facing off against LDP member Tomokatsu Kitagawa and JCP member Masanori Matsuo. He ultimately lost by five points, and was unable to secure a proportional block seat.[4] When Kitagawa passed away in 2018, he announced his candidacy in the by-election which occurred after. He ran against Tomokatsu's nephew, Shinpei Kitagawa, and former Opposition member Shinji Tarutoko on top of JCP member Takeshi Miyamoto. He won by nearly 8%, marking a gain for the party.[5]
In the 2021 Japanese general election, he won by nearly 20 points over Shinpei Kitagawa again. Once Toranosuke Katayama resigned as co-leader of the party and Nobuyuki Baba was appointed in his stead, the party chose to appoint Fujita as his replacement for Secretary-General.[6] In the 2022 Ishin leadership election, he supported Baba.[7]
He has been one of the foremost spokespersons in Nippon Ishin no Kai. He has also been extremely critical of the ruling LDP, stating that under no circumstances would Ishin form a coalition with the party, further saying that he would have to "see the election results before commenting on a coalition (with the CDP)."[8]
After Ishin underperformed in the 2025 House of Councilors election, co-leader Seiji Maehara and three other party executives announced their intention to resign. Fujita was elected to replace Maehara on 8 August 2025, serving as the party's chief representative in the National Diet while Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura maintains his leadership position.[9]
Political positions
Fujita supports amending Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan, which renounces the nation's right to war. He believes it should be amended to clearly state the existence of the Self-Defense Forces. Additionally, Fujita is in favor of creating an emergency clause in the Constitution.[10]
Believing nuclear energy is necessary for the time being, Fujita thinks it should be phased out over time and in the future.[10]
While supportive of the introduction of a system of optional separate surnames for married couples, Fujita opposes the legalization of same-sex marriage and the concept of a female Emperor.[10]
Personal life
His family consists of his two sons and a wife. Fujita saw the company he was working at in 2008 briefly enter financial shock due to the Great Recession, and after starting his own business, ran multiple gyms, acupuncture clinics, and nurse care facilities.[3]
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishin | Fujita Fumitake | 60,341 | 38.5 | ||
| LDP | Shinpei Kitagawa | 47,025 | 30.0 | ||
| Independent | Shinji Tarutoko | 35,358 | 22.6 | ||
| JCP | Takeshi Miyamoto | 14,027 | 8.9 | ||
| Total votes | 156,751 | ||||
| Turnout | 47.00 | −0.50 | |||
| Ishin gain from LDP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishin | Fumitake Fujita | 94,003 | 51.2 |  12.7
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| LDP | Shinpei Kitagawa | 59,304 | 32.3 | 2.3
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| CDP | Yūko Utsunomiya | 17,730 | 9.7 | ||
| JCP | Masanori Matsuo | 12,614 | 6.9 | ||
| Turnout | 55.0 | 8.0
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishin | Fumitake Fujita | 86,380 | 52.35 | 1.15
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| LDP | Shinpei Kitagawa | 55,658 | 33.73 | 1.44
| |
| JCP | Tooru Ohta | 22,970 | 13.92 | 7.05
| |
| Turnout | 165,008 | 51.10 |  3.90
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References
- ^ a b https://fumitakefujita.com/ 藤田文武 日本維新の会 衆議院大阪12区支部長
- ^ a b c http://www.leaders-style.com/detail_320389.html 株式会社KTAJ 代表取締役│藤田文武のリーダースタイル
- ^ a b https://fumitakefujita.com/ 藤田文武 日本維新の会 衆議院大阪12区支部長 プロフィール
- ^ "第48回衆院選 大阪". 毎日新聞. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
- ^ "維新「鬼門」の堺市長選に照準 大阪連勝の余勢駆る". 産経新聞. 2019-04-23. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
- ^ "維新・馬場幹事長、共同代表に 幹事長は衆院当選2回の藤田氏". 共同通信. 2021-11-30. Archived from the original on 2021-11-30. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ^ "馬場氏が出馬表明 松井氏「資質は十分評価」―維新代表選". 時事通信. 2022-08-02. Archived from the original on 2022-08-03. Retrieved 2022-08-02.
- ^ "連立判断は衆院選後 自民とは否定「あめ玉しゃぶらず」―維新幹事長". jiji. Jiji Press. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ 維新共同代表に前幹事長の藤田文武氏を選出 党内融和と連立参加課題、新執行部人事着手へ [Former Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita elected as co-leader of Ishin Party; internal harmony and coalition participation issues, new executive personnel appointments to begin]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). 2025-08-08. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
- ^ a b c "維新 大阪１２区 藤田文武 | 第49回衆院選". 毎日新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-08-08.
- ^ 開票速報 小選挙区：大阪 - 2021衆議 (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ 日本放送協会. "衆議院選挙2024 埼玉(川越・越谷など)開票速報・選挙結果 NHK". www.nhk.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-03-31.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Fumitake Fujita | Japan Innovation Party
- FUJITA Fumitake profile at the House of Representatives website