Hakubun Shimomura
Japanese politician
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| 2024 | Lost his seat in the Japanese general election after holding a Diet seat for nearly three decades and winning nine consecutive terms. |
| April 2018 | Called it 'almost a crime' for a TV reporter to secretly tape and sell a story about sexual harassment, though he later retracted his specific wording while maintaining his critique of the journalist's methods. |
| June 25 2015 | Hakubun Shimomura was replaced by Toshiaki Endo as the Olympics Minister, concluding his oversight of preparations for the 2020 Summer Olympics on behalf of the national government in Tokyo. |
| 2013 | Shimomura's son graduated from the University of the Arts London, highlighting his views on educational opportunities for individuals with learning disabilities. |
| December 20 2013 | The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) excluded Shimomura from consideration in a gubernatorial candidate poll, allowing him to focus on Olympic preparations. |
| December 19 2013 | Following the resignation of Tokyo governor Naoki Inose, Shimomura was rumored as a potential candidate for the upcoming gubernatorial election. |
| 2012 | Argued that Prime Minister Abe should declare the Nanjing Massacre did not occur, negate the Tokyo Trials historical viewpoint, and visit Yasukuni Shrine. |
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