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Hakubun Shimomura | |
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下村 博文 | |
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| Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | |
| In office 26 December 2012 – 7 October 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Shinzō Abe |
| Preceded by | Makiko Tanaka |
| Succeeded by | Hiroshi Hase |
| Member of the House of Representatives for Tokyo 11th district | |
| Assumed office 20 October 1996 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 May 1954 Takasaki, Gunma, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
| Website | Official website |
Hakubun Shimomura (下村 博文, Shimomura Hakubun, born 23 May 1954) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).
Shimomura is affiliated with the openly revisionist organization Nippon Kaigi.[1] As Minister of Education, he oversaw the approval of textbooks that have been described as minimizing Japan's role in the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II,[2] to avoid a "masochistic view of history".[3] He has advocated for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to deny the Nanjing Massacre and the existence of the comfort women system.[4]
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