Hideki Murai, appointed new parliamentary affairs chief of the Liberal Democratic Party last week, has been elected to the House of Representatives six times but has never served as a Cabinet minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/22/japan/politics/japan-new-parliamentary-affairs-chief-in-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #hidekimurai #ldp #diet #lowerhouse #sanaetakaichi