Hirokazu Matsuno
Japanese politician
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| 2023 | Held a press conference questioning the occurrence of the 1923 Kantō Massacre, contradicting a 2009 expert panel from the government's Central Disaster Management Council. |
| December 14 2023 | Submitted resignation from the cabinet along with several other LDP officials. |
| December 12 2023 | The lower house, with LDP majority, voted down a motion of no confidence against Matsuno proposed by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. |
| December 8 2023 | Reported to have allegedly failed to declare over an unspecified amount of income in the previous five years. |
| November 2023 | Japanese prosecutors began questioning members of LDP factions, including Matsuno's, about suspected slush fund money from unreported fundraising party revenues. |
| July 2023 | Visited the Sakishima Islands in Okinawa prefecture to discuss defense planning and infrastructure with local governments, becoming the first Chief Cabinet Secretary to do so. |
| July 29 2023 | Addressed the United Nations Online Symposium regarding the Abduction Issue while serving as Minister in Charge of the Abduction Issue. |
| October 2021 | Hirokazu Matsuno began serving as Chief Cabinet Secretary, a key governmental role in the Japanese administration |
| August 3 2016 | Joined the Shinzō Abe cabinet as Minister of Education during a cabinet reshuffle. |
| 2014 | Demanded revision of the Kono and Murayama statements, which were landmark declarations recognizing Japan's war crimes. |
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