Seiji Maehara

Maehara Seiji (Japanese: Maehara Seiji/ Seiji, Romanized: Maehara Seiji, April 30, 1962 -) is a Japanese politician who currently serves as an advisor to the Japan Restoration Society, a representative of the Kyoto Restoration Society regional party and a member of the Kyoto District 2 House of Representatives. Maehara was once a right-wing representative within the Democratic Party and served as the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the Minister of Foreign Affairs during the Democratic Party's administration (2009 to 2012). The Diaoyutai incident occurred during Maehara's tenure as Foreign Minister, and he demonstrated a tough stance against China.