Hidenao Nakagawa

Hideo Nakagawa
中川 秀直
Official portrait, 2000
Chief Cabinet Secretary
Director-General of the Okinawa Development Agency
In office
4 July 2000 – 27 October 2000
Prime MinisterYoshirō Mori
Preceded byMikio Aoki
Succeeded byYasuo Fukuda
Director-General of the Science and Technology Agency
Chairman of the Japanese Atomic Energy Commission
In office
11 January 1996 – 7 November 1996
Prime MinisterRyutaro Hashimoto
Preceded byYasuoki Urano
Succeeded byRiichiro Chikaoka
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
19 July 1993 – 16 December 2012
Preceded byHiroyuki Masuoka
Succeeded byMulti-member district
ConstituencyHiroshima 2nd (1993–1996)
Hiroshima 4th (1996–2009)
Chūgoku PR (2009–2012)
In office
23 June 1980 – 24 January 1990
Preceded byHiroyuki Masuoka
Succeeded byChūryō Morii
ConstituencyHiroshima 2nd
In office
10 December 1976 – 7 September 1979
Preceded byKazuo Tanikawa
Succeeded byKazuo Tanikawa
ConstituencyHiroshima 2nd
Personal details
Born (1944-02-02) 2 February 1944
PartyLiberal Democratic
Other political
affiliations
New Liberal Club
ChildrenToshinao Nakagawa
RelativesShunji Nagakawa (father-in-law)
Alma materKeio University

Hidenao Nakagawa (中川 秀直, Nakagawa Hidenao; born 2 February 1944) is a former Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of the House of Representatives of the Diet (parliament).

Political career

He served Yoshirō Mori as Chief Cabinet Secretary from July 2000 to October 2000.[1] In 2006 he was appointed secretary-general of the party.[2]

His son, Toshinao Nakagawa, would later serve as a Representative and Vice Minister of the Economy, Trade and Industry.[3]

Political funding controversies

The Japanese Communist Party's newspaper, Akahata, reported that Nakagawa received political donations from the National Political Federation of Moneylenders (Zenseiren), a political organization representing the moneylending industry, including consumer finance companies.[4]

Some media outlets have reported that he received donations from businessman Tadao Mitsui.[5]

Publications

Japan in the Global Age: A Patriotic Theory of Humanity and Nationhood in 2001 (Waseda Shobo, July 21, 1983)

Japan in the New Global Age: 17 Turbulent Months as Vice Minister of International Trade and Industry and Recommendations for Japan in the 21st Century (Future Economy Research Group, December 1, 1987)

References

  1. ^ Peter Martin (27 October 2000). "Japanese official resigns following bizarre cover-up". ABC. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  2. ^ Keiichi Yamamura (25 September 2006). "Abe Names Hidenao Nakagawa LDP Secretary-General (Update3)". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Vice Trade Minister Nakagawa resigns, admits to extramarital affair on Facebook". Mainichi Shimbun. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  4. ^ "サラ金業界/パーティー券リストの面々/自民67、公明2、民主5人". www.jcp.or.jp. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  5. ^ Weekly Shincho June 28, 2007 issue