Jōji Yamamoto

Japanese politician
Person human Q11469361
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Summary

Jōji Yamamoto was born on September 20, 1962[1], in Sapporo[2]. He has worked as a politician[3] and journalist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,265 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Japan[6]
  • Native language: Japanese[7]
  • Position held: member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly[8], member of the House of Representatives of Japan[9]
  • Educated at: Miyaki High School[10], School of Education, Waseda University[11]
  • Award received: 新潮ドキュメント賞[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Member of political party: Democratic Party of Japan[14], Reiwa Shinsengumi[15]
  • Commons category: Jōji Yamamoto[16]
  • Family name: Yamamoto[17]
  • Given name: Jōji[18]
  • Official website: https://george-yamamoto.tokyo/[19]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese[20]
  • Name in native language: 山本譲司[21]
  • Name in kana: やまもと じょうじ[22]
  • Candidacy in election: Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election, 1989[23], Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election, 1993[24], 1996 Japanese general election[25], 2000 Japanese general election[26], 2025 Japanese House of Councillors election[27], 51st General Election of the House of Representatives[28]
  • Writing language: Japanese[29]
  • P14411: 120135[30]
  • P14555: a57bd088c63b182ffa87be35c9a179c1[31]
  • P14565: 1000033440[32]

Why It Matters

Jōji Yamamoto is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Jōji Yamamoto born?

Jōji Yamamoto's place of birth was Sapporo[2].

What did Jōji Yamamoto do for work?

Jōji Yamamoto worked as a politician[3] and journalist[4].

Where did Jōji Yamamoto go to school?

Jōji Yamamoto was educated at Miyaki High School[10] and School of Education, Waseda University[11].

What awards did Jōji Yamamoto receive?

Honors received include 新潮ドキュメント賞[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Pudox · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'en', 'ja']
    Sitelink count → 3
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ Position held: member of the House of Representatives of Japan, peploop: add position from en.wikipedia (rev 1378571779), ja.wikipedia (rev 111145339) ([[:toollabs:editgro"
  2. 7w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14565 → 1000033440
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14565: 1000033440, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296388100|山本譲司 (#296388100)]] for {{P|14565}}"
  3. 8w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14555 → a57bd088c63b182ffa87be35c9a179c1
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14555: a57bd088c63b182ffa87be35c9a179c1, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787246416004"
  4. 9w ago · Helper201 · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Jōji Yamamoto 2025-07-19(2) (cropped).jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: Jōji Yamamoto 2025-07-19(2) (cropped).jpg"
  5. 21w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14411 → 120135
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14411: 120135, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779200000943"
  6. 22w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Fast id → 1638822
    Educated at → Miyaki High School, School of Education, Waseda University
    Cinii research id → 1140000791719638912
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||ko */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31165|batch #31165]]: Jōji Yamamoto"
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