Masahiro Morioka (politician)

{{Short description|Japanese politician}}

{{For|the philosopher|Masahiro Morioka}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Masahiro Morioka

| native_name = {{no bold|森岡 正宏}}

| native_name_lang = ja

| image = 17morioka.jpg

| image_size = 220px

| caption = Official portrait, {{circa|2004}}

| office = Member of the House of Representatives

| constituency = Nara 1st (2000–2003)
Kinki PR (2003–2005)

| term_start = 2000

| term_end = 2005

| predecessor = Sanae Takaichi

| successor = Multi-member district

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|1|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Nara, Japan

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Liberal Democratic

| alma_mater = Doshisha University

}}

{{Nihongo|Masahiro Morioka|森岡 正宏|Morioka Masahiro}} is a former Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He was the secretary for the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} He claimed that family is the foundation of securing the nation of Japan.{{Cite web|url=http://womensenews.org/2005/05/in-japan-womens-constitutional-rights-in-peril/|title=In Japan, Women's Constitutional Rights in Peril|date=May 2005}} He disputed the legitimacy of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, saying that the tribunal helped place a masochistic view of history in the Japanese people's minds.{{Cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/08/04/national/history/doubts-over-tokyo-tribunals-legitimacy-linger/#.WSDq8hPyto4|title=Doubts over Tokyo Tribunal's legitimacy linger|date=4 August 2005}}