Masamune Wada

Masamune Wada (和田政宗, Wada Masamune, born 14 October 1974) is a Japanese politician serving his first term in the House of Councillors representing the Miyagi at-large district.

In November 2016 he left the party and joined the Liberal Democratic Party's parliamentary group, but did not officially join the LDP.

[2] He joined the LDP on September 24, 2017, and was elected as a candidate from the proportional district in the 25th ordinary election for the House of Councillors held in July 2019.

Wada graduated with a degree in political science from Keio University's Faculty of Law in 1997.

Prior to entering politics he worked as an announcer for national broadcaster NHK from 1997 until 2013.