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Hakubun Shimomura
Japanese politician (born 1954)
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Hakubun Shimomura (δΈζ εζ, Shimomura Hakubun, born 23 May 1954) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Shimomura is affiliated with the openly revisionist organization Nippon Kaigi.[1] As Minister of Education, he oversaw the approval of textbooks that have been described as minimizing Japan's role in the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II,[2] to avoid a "masochistic view of history".[3] He has advocated for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to deny the Nanjing Massacre and the existence of the comfort women system.[4]
Shimomura held a seat in the Diet for nearly three decades, winning nine consecutive terms until losing in the 2024 J