Taro Yamamoto

Taro Yamamoto (Japanese: Yamamoto Tarō/Yamamoto Taro, Romanized: Yamamoto Tarō, November 24, 1974 -) is a Japanese actor, progressive political figure, and anti-nuclear activist. Born in Takarazuka City, Hyogo Prefecture. On July 21, 2013, he was elected as a member of the Senate (Tokyo Metropolitan Constituency) as an independent. After he was confirmed to be elected, he said that the first priority was to get rid of radiation pollution. Yamamoto joined the Liberal Party in 2014. On April 1, 2019, he established the anti-establishment political group "Reiwa Shinsengumi" (Reiwa Shinsengumi). He left the Liberal Party in late April and participated in the Senate election in July 2019. Participate in the Tokyo Governor election in 2020. In 2021, he participated in the 49th general election for members of the Japanese House of Representatives and won the Tokyo Proportional Representation District seat. However, in April 2022, he gave up his position as a member of the House of Representatives to a member of the same party. He moved to the 26th general election for members of the Japanese House of Representatives held in the same year and was elected in the Tokyo Metropolitan Electoral District.