Yoshimasa Hayashi
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japanese Government
Member, Japan House of Councillors
Mr. Hayashi joined Mitsui & Co.,Ltd.in 1984. He was elected to Japan's House of Councillors for the first time in 1995 and has subsequently been reelected for four consecutive terms. He served as deputy secretary-general for the Liberal Democratic Party in the House of Councillors, parliamentary vice minister for finance, and senior vice minister for the Cabinet Office.
He was appointed to the Cabinet as minister of defense in 2008, and then as minister of state for economic and fiscal policy in 2009. Currently, he serves as the minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries.
Mr. Hayashi graduated from the faculty of law at the University of Tokyo. He received his MA from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
G1 · Dec 13, 2017
Free Trade: How to Push Against the Rise of Protectionism
By Yoshimasa Hayashi, Terry Nakatsuka
Despite the US withdrawal from the TPP, trade agreements remain...
Despite the US withdrawal from the TPP, trade agreements remain...
G1 · Nov 15, 2017
Dialogue with Min. Yoshimasa Hayashi: Technology, Education, “Fun” and Japan’s future
Yoshimasa Hayashi, appointed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as the...
Yoshimasa Hayashi, appointed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as the...
G1 · Sep 30, 2014
Towards 2020: How Should Japan Navigate its Politics and Economy?
By Yoshimasa Hayashi, Heizo Takenaka and Nik Gowing. < Session Title...
By Yoshimasa Hayashi, Heizo Takenaka and Nik Gowing. < Session Title...
Videos · Nov 28, 2013
A Stronger Japan: Impact on Asia and the World
By Yoshimasa Hayashi, Robert Alan Feldman, Yoshimasa Hayashi, Nik Gowing. <...
By Yoshimasa Hayashi, Robert Alan Feldman, Yoshimasa Hayashi, Nik Gowing. <...
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