Yasuhide Nakayama

Yasuhide Nakayama

is the Japanese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, and is currently serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. A native of Osaka and graduate of Seijo University he was elected for the first time in 2003 after unsuccessful runs in 1996 and 2000.

Popular Culture

Nakayama made a cameo appearance in the season finale of the game show "I Survived a Japanese Game Show". In the episode, Nakayama told the final two contestants that, on behalf of the Japanese people, he congratulated the contestants for making it to the end of the competition, and he also thanked them for furthuring the understanding of the Japanese culture.

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