Yōsuke Tsuruho

Yōsuke Tsuruho (鶴保 庸介, Tsuruho Yōsuke; born February 5, 1967) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Osaka and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1998 after running unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 1996. He subsequently won two elections for the Japan House of Councilors, Wakayama Prefecture in 2004 and 2010 with 53.83% and 56.79% of the votes respectively.^[1]

Yōsuke Tsuruho
鶴保 庸介
Official portrait, 2016
Member of the House of Councillors
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 July 1998
Preceded by	Isao Maeda
Constituency	Wakayama at-large
Personal details
Born	(1967-02-05) 5 February 1967 (age 58) Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Political party	LDP (since 2002)
Other political affiliations	NFP (1996–1998) LP (1998–2000) NCP (2000–2002)
Spouse	Seiko Noda ​ ​ (m. 2001; div. 2006)​
Alma mater	University of Tokyo

In 2025, Tsuruho apologized following criticism over his description of the 2024 Noto earthquake as a "fortunate" event that showed how improvements can be made in public services.^[2] As a consequence, Tsuhoro lost his position as the chairman of the budget committee in the House of Councillors.^[3]