Among the members, former members, and members of affiliated organizations of the Nippon Kaigi ("Japan Conference") are lawmakers, cabinets ministers and a few prime ministers.
Members and affiliates, by profile
Prime ministers Shinzō Abe, Liberal Democratic Party (2006–2007, 2012–2020)"Abe's reshuffle promotes right-wingers" (Korea Joongang Daily – 2014/09/05) Tarō Asō, Liberal Democratic Party (2008–2009) Yoshihide Suga, Liberal Democratic Party (2020–2021) Fumio Kishida, Liberal Democratic Party (2021–2024) Shigeru Ishiba, Liberal Democratic Party (2024–2025) Sanae Takaichi, Liberal Democratic Party (2025–present)
Ministers Akira Amari, Liberal Democratic Party Haruko Arimura, Liberal Democratic Party Akinori Eto, Liberal Democratic Party Kazuhiro Haraguchi, Democratic Party of Japan Kunio Hatoyama, Liberal Democratic Party"Pro-Yasukuni lineup features Aso Cabinet" – Japan Press Weekly – Sept 24, 2008 Takeo Hiranuma, Party for Future Generations"Major conservative nationalist organizations in Japan " (Asia Policy Point – 2007) Bunmei Ibuki, Liberal Democratic Party Masahiro Imamura, Liberal Democratic Party"日本会議の全貌、花伝社" (Yoshifumi Tawara, Kadensha, 2016) Tomomi Inada, Liberal Democratic Party Takeo Kawamura, Liberal Democratic Party Nobuo Kishi, Liberal Democratic Party"菅新内閣20人中14人が「日本会議」のメンバー...右翼色は依然と " (Yahoo News 2020/09/16) Yuriko Koike, Liberal Democratic Party Kenji Kosaka, Liberal Democratic Party Fumio Kyūma, Liberal Democratic Party Seiji Maehara, Democratic Party of JapanHirata, Keiko. "Politics of Contention: Japanese Debates on the US-Japan Security Alliance" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the ISA's 50th ANNUAL CONVENTION "EXPLORING THE PAST, ANTICIPATING THE FUTURE", New York Marriott Marquis, New York City, NY, Feb 15, 2009 Hirokazu Matsuno, Liberal Democratic PartyYoshifumi Tawara – "日本会議の全貌、花伝社" Kadensha, 2016 Toshikatsu Matsuoka, Liberal Democratic Party Yoshio Mochizuki, Liberal Democratic Party Eisuke Mori, Liberal Democratic Party Satoshi Morimoto, Independent Shoichi Nakagawa, Liberal Democratic Party Hiroshi Nakai, Democratic Party of Japan « 日本会議国会議員懇談会のメンバー », asyura2.com, 02/09/2009 Hirofumi Nakasone, Liberal Democratic Party Gen Nakatani, Liberal Democratic Party Nariaki Nakayama, Liberal Democratic Party, Japan Restoration Party Takeshi Noda, Liberal Democratic Party Fukushiro Nukaga, Liberal Democratic Party Tatsuo Ozawa, NFP～the Reform Club Itsunori Onodera, Liberal Democratic Party Hidehisa Otsuji, Liberal Democratic Party Hakubun Shimomura, Liberal Democratic Party Yoshitaka Shindō, Liberal Democratic Party"Nationalist 'Japan Conference' building its clout" – Korea JoongAng Daily – May 3, 2013 Yasuhisa Shiozaki, Liberal Democratic Party Shun'ichi Suzuki, Liberal Democratic Party Wataru Takeshita, Liberal Democratic Party Sadakazu Tanigaki, Liberal Democratic Party Shunichi Yamaguchi, Liberal Democratic Party Eriko Yamatani, Liberal Democratic Party
Nippon Kaigi leaders
Honor presidents Toru Miyoshi – The third president, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan
Presidents Koichi Tsukamoto (1997–1998) – also the founder of Wacoal Kosaku Inaba (1998–2001) – former president of Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., head of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Toru Miyoshi (2001–2015) – former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan (2015–2024) – Diplomatic critic, Professor Emeritus, Kyorin University
Vice-presidents – a vocalist and politician Ichiro Aisawa – former Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs – Diet member – Chairman, House of Representatives Rules and Administration Committee – Vice-President of the Japan Scout Parliamentary Association – President of MEISEISHA Co., Ltd, former Head teacher of Takushoku University,"The Quest for Japan's New Constitution: An Analysis of Visions and Constitutional Reform Proposals 1980–2009" p.75 (Christian G. Winkler, Routledge Contemporary Japan Series, 2011) also head of the Friends of Lee Teng-hui Association"Ex-president has no plans to meet with PM during Japan visit" – Focus Taiwan – Aug 12, 2014 – former chairman, Bridgestone Cycle Corp.Nippon Kaigi website – Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo Kenko Matsuki – politician – President of Association of Shinto Shrines, Chief priest of Iwashimizu Hachimangū.
Advisors The presence of Shinto chief priests, some with imperial blood, is consistent with Nippon Kaigi's aim to restore the Shinto god-like status of the Emperor of Japan. – High Priest of the Ise Grand Shrine, and great-grandson of the Emperor Meiji – Chief Priest of the Ise Grand Shrine, adopted child of princess Kazuko Takatsukasa Sadahiro Hattori – Honorary Chief Priest of the Iwazu Tenmangu Shrine Eshin Watanabe – Chief Priest of Enryaku-ji Temple, Supreme Priest of the Tendai Buddhist Denomination, Honorary President of the Japan Conference of Religious Representatives (JCRR)
Secretary-General – Chairman of Nippon Kyogikai (Council of Japan)
Key person – Teacher of New Thought Seicho-no-Ie ("House of Growth")
Members and affiliates, by name (In italics, already listed above)
A Shinzō Abe (1954–2022) (Prime Minister) Masashi Adachi (Liberal Democratic Party)"日本会議の全貌——知られざる巨大組織の実態" Yoshifumi Tawara、2016/06/17。"日本会議と神社本庁" ("Japan Conference and the Association of Shinto shrines") Muneo Narusawa 2016/06/28。 Yoichi Anami (Liberal Democratic Party) Aiko Anzai (Vice President, Nippon Kaigi) – a vocalist and politician Jiro Aichi (Liberal Democratic Party) Ichiro Aisawa (Vice President, Nippon Kaigi) – former Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs – Diet member – Chairman, House of Representatives Rules and Administration Committee – Vice-President of the Japan Scout Parliamentary Association Masaaki Akaike (Liberal Democratic Party – member of the House of Representatives in the Diet) Kyotoku Akimoto (Representative, Shinsei Bukkyo – Buddhist sect – member of Nippon Kaigi representative committee) Tsukasa Akimoto (Liberal Democratic Party – member of the House of Councillors in the Diet) Akira Amari (Minister) Kazuhiko Aoki (Liberal Democratic Party) Kazuo Aoyagi (Executive director, Reiyūkai – member of Nippon Kaigi representative committee) Shuhei Aoyama (Liberal Democratic Party) Eiko Araki (Part of a delegation of 41 Nippon Kaigi members from Tokyo who went to Saipan in 2005)"Group gives away emperor's poem to well-wishers " – Saipan Tribune – Jun 28, 2005 Haruko Arimura (Minister) Hiroshi Ando (Liberal Democratic Party) Tarō Asō (Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Finance) Toru Azuma (Nippon Ishin no Kai)
C Nobuaki Chosokabe (Chairman of the Sinseiren / Shinto Seiji Renmei Kokkai Giin Kondankai / Shinto Political League / Shinto Association of Spiritual Leadership / 神道政治連盟国会議員懇談会 – Chief Priest, Iyozuhikonomikoto Shrine – member of Nippon Kaigi representative committee)
D Tōru Doi (Liberal Democratic Party – member of the House of Representatives in the Diet)
E Yoshihiko Ebihara (Former Prime Minister's Office deputy director – Former member of the House of Councilors – Keidanren, military pension – member of Representative Committee of Nippon Kaigi) Takashi Endo (Nippon Ishin no Kai) Akinori Eto (Minister) Seiichi Eto (Liberal Democratic Party – member of the Diet) Seishiro Eto (Liberal Democratic Party) Taku Etō (Liberal Democratic Party – member of the House of Representatives in the Diet) Michio Ezaki (Former Editor in Chief, Sokoku to seinen (Fatherland and youth) author or co-author of 'Japan and Korea: Kindred Spirits for 2000 Years', 'The Alleged "Nanking Massacre"', 'Japan's Rebuttal to China's Forged Claims', 'The World Judges the Tokyo Trials', 'Anti-Japanese Networks Drag Japan into a Quagmire – Senior Fellow at Nippon Kaigi, policy research)Profile: Ezaki Michio – Society for the Dissemination of Historical Fact
F Keiji Furuya (Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the Diet – National Public Safety Commissioner)"Pro-Yasukuni parliamentary groups backing up Abe Cabinet" – Japan Press Weekly – May 27, 2007
G Pema Gyalpo (Political scientist, first non-Japanese member)
H Koichi Hagiuda (Liberal Democratic Party – Diet member) Kazuhiro Haraguchi (Minister) Gaku Hashimoto (Liberal Democratic Party – member of the House of Representatives in the Diet) Seiko Hashimoto (Liberal Democratic Party - former member of the House of Councillors, President of the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee)Yoshifumi Tawara, 'Full Picture of the Japan Conference' (Kadensha 2016) Kunio Hatoyama (Minister) Sadahiro Hattori (Advisor, Nippon Kaigi) Motoo Hayashi (Liberal Democratic Party – member of the House of Representatives in the Diet) Takeo Hiranuma (Minister) Katsuei Hirasawa (Minister)"菅新内閣20人中14人が「日本会議」のメンバー...右翼色は依然と" (Yahoo! News September 16, 2020)
I Tatsunori Ibayashi (Liberal Democratic Party) Bunmei Ibuki (Minister) Takumi Ihara (Liberal Democratic Party) Kazuo Ijiri (Author, former Director of the Institute of Japanese Identity, Takushoku – Council Chairman, Japan Institute for National Fundamentals – member of Nippon Kaigi representative committee) Michitaka Ikeda (Liberal Democratic Party) Yoshitaka Ikeda (Liberal Democratic Party) Soichiro Imaeda (Liberal Democratic Party) Masahiro Imamura (Minister) Yuichi Imaoka, (head of the Yonago branches of Nippon Kaigi and the National Association for the Rescue of Japanese Kidnapped by North Korea)"Japan Rightists Fan Fury Over North Korea Abductions" – New York Times – Dec 17, 2006 Hiroshi Imazu (Liberal Democratic Party) Kosaku Inaba (President, Nippon Kaigi) Tomomi Inada (Liberal Democratic Party – Diet member) Reiho Inayama (Chief priest of the Nenpou Shinkyou Buddhist Denomination – member of Nippon Kaigi representative committee) Hidetaka Inoue (Nippon Ishin no Kai) Shinji Inoue (Liberal Democratic Party – member of the House of Representatives in the Diet) Takahiro Inoue (Liberal Democratic Party) Yoshiyuki Inoue (Independent) Shigeru Ishiba (Minister, Prime minister) Hirotaka Ishihara (Liberal Democratic Party) Shintaro Ishihara, Japan Restoration Party (former Governor of Tokyo – Director, Japan Institute for National Fundamentals – member of Nippon Kaigi representative committee)"Tea Party Politics in Japan" (New York Times – 2014/09/13) Junichi Ishii (Liberal Democratic Party) Masahiro Ishii (Liberal Democratic Party) Koichiro Ishii (Vice President, Nippon Kaigi) Takashi Ishizeki (Democratic Party) Yoshihiko Isozaki (Liberal Democratic Party) Yosuke Isozaki (Liberal Democratic Party) Tadashi Itagaki (Liberal Democratic Party – the son of General Seishiro Itagaki – a Lower House Representative – "a leading figure of promoting prime ministers' official visits to the (Yasukuni shrine – member of Nippon Kaigi representative committee)"East Asia's Haunted Present. Historical Memories and the Resurgence of Nationalism" by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa and Kazuhiko Togo – pp 127–128) Kenichi Itō (a political analyst and former diplomat – President & CEO of the Japan Forum on International Relations, Inc., Vice Chairman of the Worldwide Support for Development, President & CEO of the Council on East Asian Community, President & CEO of the Global Forum of Japan, Professor Emeritus of Aoyama Gakuin University, former Director of the First Southeast Asian Division in the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs – member of Nippon Kaigi representative committee) Yoshitaka Ito (Liberal Democratic Party) Shigeki Iwai (Liberal Democratic Party – member, House of Councillors) Kazuchika Iwata (Liberal Democratic Party) Takeshi Iwaya (Liberal Democratic Party – member, House of Representatives in the Diet)
K Yasushi Kaneko (Liberal Democratic Party – member of the House of Representatives in the Diet) Hideaki Kase (a diplomatic critic, and the son of World War II diplomat Toshikazu Kase – Chairman of Society for the Dissemination of Historical Fact – member of Nippon Kaigi representative committee) Katsunobu Katō (Liberal Democratic Party – member of the House of Representatives in the Diet)