Rui Matsukawa

Japanese politician, diplomat
Person human Q26044243
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Summary

Rui Matsukawa was born on February 26, 1971[1], in Nara[2]. She has worked as a politician[3] and diplomat[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,219 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Spouse: Yusuke Arai[6]
  • Country of citizenship: Japan[7]
  • Native language: Japanese[8]
  • Position held: member of the House of Councillors[9]
  • Employer: House of Councillors to the Emperor[10], Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan[11]
  • Educated at: Georgetown University[12], University of Tokyo[13], Shitennoji Junior and Senior High School[14]
  • Sex or gender: female[15]
  • Commons category: Rui Matsukawa[16]
  • Family name: Matsukawa[17]
  • Given name: Rui[18]
  • Official website: https://www.matsukawa-rui.jp/[19]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese[20]
  • Name in native language: 松川るい[21]
  • Name in kana: まつかわ るい[22]
  • Candidacy in election: 2016 Japanese House of Councillors election[23]
  • Writing language: Japanese[24]
  • Social media followers: 40,946[25], 32,167[26], 70,284[27], 116,622[28], 26,200[29]
  • P14411: 163305[30]
  • P14555: 9aac7e51f7efa040b17c92ade2bf26e4[31]

Why It Matters

Rui Matsukawa is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Rui Matsukawa born?

Rui Matsukawa was born in Nara[2].

Who was Rui Matsukawa married to?

Rui Matsukawa's spouses include Yusuke Arai[6].

What did Rui Matsukawa do for work?

Rui Matsukawa worked as a politician[3] and diplomat[4].

Where did Rui Matsukawa go to school?

Rui Matsukawa was educated at Georgetown University[12], University of Tokyo[13], and Shitennoji Junior and Senior High School[14].

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  22. [23] ↑ . warp.da.ndl.go.jp. warp.da.ndl.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  28. [29] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Pudox · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → member of the House of Councillors, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'en', 'fr', 'ja']
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  2. 9w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → female
    Educated at → Georgetown University, University of Tokyo, Shitennoji Junior and Senior High School
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/11c0rpvhvn
    Position held → member of the House of Councillors, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
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