Yoshifu Arita

Japanese writer, journalist and politician

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Yoshifu Arita


Member of the House of Councillors
In office 26 July 2010 – 25 July 2022
Constituency	National PR

Personal details
Born	有田芳生 (Arita Yoshifu) (1952-02-20) 20 February 1952 (age 72) Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Political party	CDP
Other political affiliations	DP (2016–2017) DPJ (2009–2016, merger) NPN (2007–2009) JCP (1990–2007)
Alma mater	Ritsumeikan University
Occupation	Politician, journalist and writer
Website	Official website

Yoshifu Arita (有田芳生, Arita Yoshifu, born 20 February 1952) is a Japanese writer, journalist and politician from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. He served two terms as a member of the House of Councillors after being elected in 2010 and in 2016 and serving as Chair of the Special Committee on Political Ethics and Election System, but lost his seat in 2022.^[1]^[2] Before he was elected, he was a regular commentator of Nippon Television's The Wide.^[3]

He is one of the most prominent anti-racism activists in Japan.^[4]^[5] He is also known for his investigations into religious groups such as Unification Church and Aum Shinri-kyo.^[6]^[7]^[8]

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