Toranosuke Katayama

Toranosuke Katayama
片山 虎之助
Katayama in 2021
Co-Leader of Nippon Ishin no Kai
In office
12 December 2015 – 26 November 2021
LeaderIchirō Matsui
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byNobuyuki Baba
Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
In office
6 January 2001 – 22 September 2003
Prime MinisterYoshirō Mori
Junichiro Koizumi
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byTarō Asō
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
In office
5 December 2000 – 6 January 2001
Prime MinisterYoshirō Mori
Preceded byKozo Hirabayashi
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Minister of Home Affairs
In office
5 December 2000 – 6 January 2001
Prime MinisterYoshirō Mori
Preceded byTsukasa Nishida
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Director-General of the Management and Coordination Agency
In office
5 December 2000 – 6 January 2001
Prime MinisterYoshirō Mori
Preceded byKunihiro Tsuzuki
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
26 July 2010 – 25 July 2022
ConstituencyNational PR
In office
24 July 1989 – 28 July 2007
Preceded byMutsuo Kimura
Succeeded byYumiko Himei
ConstituencyOkayama at-large
Personal details
Born(1935-08-02)2 August 1935
Died18 December 2025(2025-12-18) (aged 90)
PartyInnovation (2015–2025)
Other political
affiliations
LDP (1989–2010)
SP (2010–2012)
JRP (2012–2014)
JIP (2014–2015)
RelationsYoshinobu Ishikawa (brother-in-law)
ChildrenDaisuke Katayama
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo (L.L.B.)
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Toranosuke Katayama (片山 虎之助, Katayama Toranosuke; 2 August 1935 – 18 December 2025) was a Japanese politician who held multiple different cabinet posts. He was a former member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), and was co-president of Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japanese: Japan Restoration Party; JPR) alongside Ichirō Matsui from 2016 to 2021.