Kyoko Nishikawa (西川 京子, Nishikawa Kyōko, born October 2, 1945) is a Japanese political activist of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as a member of House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).

[1] A native of Ōme, Tokyo and graduate of Waseda University Faculty of Education, Nishikawa was elected for the first time in 2000.

Her husband Hiroshi Nishikawa, a banker, is a mayor in Ashikita District, Kumamoto Prefecture.

Her profile on the LDP website:[2] Kyoko Nishikawa, a former Lower House member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party who served as senior vice education minister, said to the effect that Japan waged the war to help all the nations of Asia prosper and gain independence.

In 2013, Nishikawa referred to sexual slavery for the Imperial military ('Comfort women') as "mere prostitution".