Zenko Kurishita
Zenko Kurishita | |
|---|---|
栗下 善行 | |
| Member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly | |
| In office July 23, 2017 – July 22, 2021 | |
| In office July 23, 2009 – July 22, 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 March 1983 Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Constitutional Democratic |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Tennessee |
| Occupation | Oracle Employee |
| Website | kurishitazenko |
Zenko Kurishita (栗下 善行, Kurishita Zenko; born March 9, 1983) is a Japanese free speech activist and politician. He served two terms as a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly.
Political career
Kurishita was first elected to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly in 2009 at the age of 26.[1] During his term as a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, he opposed the Tokyo Metropolitan Ordinance Regarding the Healthy Development of Youths on the grounds of freedom of expression, and engaged in a verbal battle with Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara. In 2012, he founded the Japan Restoration Party affiliated party, Tokyo Restoration Association, together with other LDP and Democratic Party members, and served for a short time there.[2] In 2021, he left the Tomin First no Kai, to which he belonged, and joined the Constitutional Democratic Party.[3]
Activism
In 2023, When it emerged that thousands of anime films had nowhere to go and were at risk of being discarded, He publicly stated on Twitter that he would work with Tokyo Laboratory to prevent this from happening as much as possible.[4][5]
Kurishita opposed to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's classification of adult books as "unwholesome books" creating a stigma, and together with George Morikawa led a campaign to change the name to the more neutral "Article 8 books."[6][7] The campaign was successful and led to the names of adult books being changed in Tokyo.
Personal life
Kurishita is married and has one child. Kurishita was a close ally of Taro Yamada and attended the political section of Comic Market together.[8]
References
- ^ "SPECIAL REPORT- Can Japan's spirited youth save their ageing nation?". Reuters. February 15, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
- ^ Johnston, Eric (October 11, 2012). "Hashimoto would take in Tokyo constitutional malcontents". The Japan Times. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
- ^ "都民ファーストの栗下都議が離党届「立民と力合わせたい」". Tokyo Shimbun (in Japanese). February 16, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
- ^ Honer, Samuel (December 22, 2023). "Orphan Works Protection Isn't Enough to Save 20,000 Anime Film/TV Masters from Destruction (They're fine for now)". University of British Columbia. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
- ^ "Huge Anime Crisis Averted - Thousands of Classic Anime Were Just Saved". Screen Rant. December 2, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
- ^ "形骸化する「不健全図書」の審議会 "中の人"がみた不公平な仕組み". Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
- ^ アダルトメディア年鑑2024. East press. December 26, 2023. p. 249. ISBN 978-4-78-162264-4.
- ^ "赤松健氏「みんなが戻ってこれる場所になるためにここにいる」 『C100』政治家系サークルが表現の自由を訴える同人誌を頒布". GetNews (in Japanese). August 15, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
External links
- Official website(in Japanese)