Akiko Kurabayashi

Akiko Kurabayashi (Japanese: 倉林明子; born 3 December 1960) is a Japanese politician, serving as member of the Japanese House of Councillors since 2013. A member of the Japanese Communist Party, she represents the Kyoto at-large district.

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Akiko Kurabayashi
倉林明子
Kurabayashi in 2019

Member of the House of Councillors
In office 29 July 2013 – 28 July 2025
Preceded by	Koji Matsui
Succeeded by	Shohei Niimi
Constituency	Kyoto at-large
Member of the Kyoto City Assembly
In office 1995–2013
Constituency	Nakagyō Ward
Member of the Kyoto Prefectural Assembly
In office 1994–1995
Constituency	Nakagyō Ward

Personal details
Born	(1960-12-03) 3 December 1960 (age 64) Nishiaizu, Fukushima, Japan
Political party	Communist
Alma mater	Kyoto Municipal Junior College of Nursing

Kurabayashi is a former nurse and she had previously served on the Kyoto Prefectural Assembly, to which she was elected in 1994. She also served as a member of the Kyoto City Assembly, to which she served five terms, starting with her election to the assembly in 1995. Kurabayashi was elected to her position in the National Diet in 2013.^[1]

Kurabayashi is opposed to the pension reform bill that was enacted in 2016, saying that the reduced pension benefits would weight heavily on the Japanese public.^[2] She is also opposed to allowing non-Japanese trainees to work in the Japanese nursing industry, saying that the plan would not permanently address the chronic labour shortage in Japan's nursing industry.^[3]

Akiko Kurabayashi

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