Kimi Onoda
小野田紀美
Official portrait, 2020
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense
In office
August 12, 2022 – September 13, 2023
MonarchNaruhito
Prime MinisterFumio Kishida
Member of the House of Councillors from Okayama
Assumed office
July 26, 2016
ConstituencyOkayama at-large district
Majority180,000 (54.7%)
Personal details
Born (1982-12-07) December 7, 1982
Chicago, Illinois, United States
CitizenshipJapan
United States (until 2017)
Political partyLiberal Democratic Party
Alma materTakushoku University

Kimi Onoda (小野田 紀美, Onoda Kimi, born December 7, 1982) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party. She served as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense from 2022 to 2023 and is a member of the House of Councillors representing Okayama. She previously served as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice from 2020 to 2021 under the Suga Cabinet.

Early life and education

Onoda was born on December 7, 1982, in Chicago, Illinois, United States, to a Japanese mother and an American father.[1] She moved to Setouchi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan at the age of one. After graduating from Seishin Girls' High School, she studied politics at Takushoku University.[1][2] There she acquired a high school teacher's license in civics. After graduating from university, she was in charge of public relations and promotion at a video game company.[3]

Career

After being a 5th year student[3] at the Tokyo LDP Political Management School, Onoda ran for the Liberal Democratic Party-certified Kita Ward Councillor election in 2011 and was elected for the first time.[4] In 2015, she was re-elected to the Kita Ward Council.[5] The following year, in 2016, she ran for the 24th regular election for the House of Councillors as an LDP-certified candidate (Komeito nomination). Onoda defeated Kentaro Kuroishi, who was nominated by the Social Democratic Party and the Japanese Communist Party, and won the election as the successor to former House of Councillors chairman Satsuki Eda of the Democratic Party, who announced his retirement from politics.[6][7][8][9]

In 2019, she joined the Takeshita Faction (Heisei Kenkyūkai).[10]

Onoda was appointed Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice in the Suga Cabinet in September 2020.[11]

On July 10, 2022, Onoda won the 26th regular election for the House of Councillors by 180,000 votes (54.7% of the vote), far exceeding the previous runner-up margin (approximately 108,000 votes), with support from independent voters, despite the lack of support from the Komeito.[12][13]

On August 12, 2022, she was appointed Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense in the Second Kishida Cabinet reshuffle.[14]

Policies and advocacy

Constitution

  • Regarding constitutional revision, Onoda answered "in favor" in 2022 NHK and Mainichi Shimbun questionnaires.[15][16]
  • Regarding the revision of Article 9, she commented "the Constitution should be revised to clearly state the existence of the Self-Defense Forces" in a 2022 Mainichi Shimbun questionnaire.[16] Regarding the inclusion of the Self-Defense Forces in Article 9, she answered "in favor" in a 2022 NHK questionnaire.[15]
  • Onoda answered "in favor" regarding amending the Constitution to include an emergency clause in a 2022 NHK questionnaire.[15]

Diplomacy and security

  • Regarding having the capability to attack an enemy base, Onoda answered "in favor" in a 2022 NHK and Mainichi Shimbun questionnaire.[15][16]
  • Regarding the relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to Henoko, she answered "in favor" in a 2022 Mainichi Shimbun questionnaire.[16]
  • Regarding the Japanese government's sanctions against Russia amidst the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, she responded "appropriate" in a 2022 NHK questionnaire.[15]
  • In response to the question, "What do you think should be done about defense spending in the future?" she answered, "it should be increased significantly" in a 2022 NHK questionnaire.[15]

Gender

  • Onoda did not respond regarding the introduction of marriage with separate surnames in 2022 NHK and Mainichi Shimbun questionnaires.[15][16] She responded "undecided" in a survey by Nippon TV in the same year.[17]
  • She did not respond regarding legal revisions to allow same-sex marriage in 2022 NHK and Mainichi Shimbun questionnaires.[15][16] She responded "somewhat opposed" in a survey by Nippon TV in the same year.[17]
  • She responded "somewhat opposed" to the introduction of a quota system in a 2022 NHK questionnaire.[15]

Dual citizenship issue

At the time of her birth, Onoda did not have Japanese citizenship due to Japan's nationality law, which adopted a paternal-preferential lineage system at the time, but she later became a Japanese citizen. In October 2015, Onoda completed the procedures to select Japanese citizenship and her U.S. citizenship in Japan, and ran for the House of Councillors in 2016.[18][19]

However, on October 4, 2016, after the election, it was discovered that she had not completed the renunciation procedure in the U.S., which the Nationality Law imposes an effort requirement, and that she was in a dual nationality status. Onoda apologized for her lack of knowledge[20] and said that she was proceeding with the procedures because it turned out that she also needed to apply to the U.S. government to renounce her U.S. citizenship.[18][19] She then posted on her Facebook and Twitter pages the "Certificate of Loss of U.S. Citizenship" received on May 2, 2017.[21]

Onoda commented on then Democratic Party Representative Renhō's refusal to release her family register, which was in question at the same time over the issue of multiple nationality, saying, "The only thing that can prove that you are not violating the Nationality Law is a copy of your family register that shows the date of selection of your nationality. No one is talking about roots or discrimination."[22] Onoda also criticized Renhō for calling those who demanded the publication of her family register "racist," saying that she "created a conflict between those who have foreign blood and those who do not."[23]

Affiliations

  • The Conference to Japan's Dignity and National Interest (Executive Secretary)[24]
  • LDP Diet Members Caucus for the Prevention of Passive Smoking[25]

References

  1. 1 2 "候補者に聞く 小野田紀美氏（自民・新）". Sanyo Shimbun. June 25, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  2. ↑ "参院選岡山選挙区に33歳美人ハーフ小野田紀美氏". Nikkei Sports. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "小野田紀美 公式サイト". Kimi Onoda Official Site (in Japanese). Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  4. ↑ "北区議会議員選挙・北区長選挙の結果（平成23年4月24日執行）｜東京都北区". Kita Ward, Tokyo. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  5. ↑ "北区議会議員選挙・北区長選挙の結果（平成27年4月26日執行）｜東京都北区". Kita Ward, Tokyo. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  6. ↑ "自民・小野田氏が当選、江田氏後継を破る…岡山". Yomiuri Shimbun. July 10, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  7. ↑ "「信じてもらえる議員に」　東京都区議から転身、当選の小野田氏". Sankei Shimbun. July 12, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  8. ↑ "小野田紀美氏が当確 黒石健太郎氏ら破る 岡山". Mainichi Shimbun. July 10, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  9. ↑ "自民・小野田さん、初当選　民進、江田氏の議席失う　／岡山". Mainichi Shimbun. July 11, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  10. ↑ "竹下派、単独で第２勢力　上月、小野田両参院議員が入会". Sankei Shimbun. October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  11. ↑ "法務大臣政務官 小野田 紀美 (おのだ きみ) | 菅内閣 大臣政務官名簿 | 内閣". Prime Minister's Office of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  12. ↑ "岡山選挙区で自民党の小野田紀美氏が再選". Yomiuri Shimbun. July 10, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  13. ↑ "岡山 参議院選挙結果・開票速報". 参議院選挙2022特設サイト. NHK. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  14. ↑ INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (August 12, 2022). "総務副大臣に柘植氏、防衛政務官は小野田氏". Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "選挙区 岡山". 候補者アンケート – 参院選2022. NHK. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "小野田紀美 自民 岡山". 第26回参院選. Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  17. 1 2 "小野田紀美". 候補者アンケート zero選挙2022（参議院選挙）. Nippon TV. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  18. 1 2 "自民にも「二重国籍」議員がいた 岡山県選出の参院議員小野田氏「米国籍離脱手続き中」". Sankei West. Sankei Shimbun. October 4, 2016. Archived from the original on October 4, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  19. 1 2 "自民・小野田氏が二重国籍状態 米国籍「放棄手続き中」". Asahi Shimbun. October 4, 2017. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  20. ↑ "自民党：小野田参院議員も二重国籍". Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  21. ↑ "自民の小野田紀美参院議員が「米国籍を喪失しました」 ネット上は「蓮舫民進党代表はいつになったら説明するの」の声". Sankei Shimbun. May 21, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  22. ↑ "二重国籍解消の自民・小野田紀美氏が蓮舫氏を猛批判　「ルーツや差別の話なんか誰もしていない」「合法か違法かの話です」". Sankei Shimbun. July 16, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  23. ↑ "自民党の小野田紀美参院議員　「蓮舫氏こそ差別と対立をつくった」「アグレッシブな空気読まない私を取り戻す」". Sankei Shimbun. January 31, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  24. ↑ "最新の護る会". Shigeharu Aoyama／On the Road (in Japanese). Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  25. ↑ "Kimi Onoda Tweet". Twitter. February 2, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
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