Ikuo Yamahana

Ikuo Yamahana (Japanese: 山花 郁夫, Hepburn: Yamahana Ikuo, born January 18, 1967) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, a member of House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). Yamahana served as Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Naoto Kan and as Deputy Justice Minister in the cabinet of Yoshihiko Noda. Yamahana is the son of the former chairman of the Japanese Socialist Party, Sadao Yamahana. He started his political career as a secretary to then-Diet member and future Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

Ikuo Yamahana

Ikuo Yamahana (Japanese: 山花 郁夫, Hepburn: Yamahana Ikuo, born January 18, 1967) is a Japanese politician of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, a member of House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). Yamahana served as Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Naoto Kan and as Deputy Justice Minister in the cabinet of Yoshihiko Noda. Yamahana is the son of the former chairman of the Japanese Socialist Party, Sadao Yamahana. He started his political career as a secretary to then-Diet member and future Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.