Nobuo Kishi

Nobuo Kishi (Japanese: Kishi Nobuo/Kishi Nobuo, Romanized: Kishi Nobuo; April 1, 1959 -), a politician from the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, served as the Minister of Defense and the Assistant to the Prime Minister of the Cabinet. He served as a member of the Senate (2 terms) from 2004 to 2012, and as a member of the House of Representatives (4 terms) from 2012 to 2023. Within the Liberal Democratic Party, he belongs to the Seiwa Policy Research Association (Abe faction). His real surname is Abe, his biological father is Shintaro Abe, and his brother is Shinzo Abe. He changed his surname to Kishi because he was adopted by his uncle, Nobuka Kishi.