Masahito Moriyama

{{Short description|Japanese politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Masahito Moriyama

| native_name = {{nobold|盛山 正仁}}

| native_name_lang = ja

| image = Masahito Moriyama 20230218 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Official portrait, 2023

| office = Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

| primeminister = Fumio Kishida

| term_start = 13 September 2023

| term_end = 1 October 2024

| predecessor = Keiko Nagaoka

| successor = Toshiko Abe

|office2 = Member of the House of Representatives

|term_start2 = 17 December 2012

|term_end2 = 9 October 2024

|predecessor2 = Masae Ido

|successor2 =

|constituency2 = {{unbulleted list|Hyōgo 1st (2012–2014; 2017–2021)|Kinki PR (2014–2017; 2021–2024)}}

|term_start3 = 12 September 2005

|term_end3 = 21 July 2009

|predecessor3 = Keisuke Sunada

|successor3 = Masae Ido

|constituency3 = Hyōgo 1st

| alma_mater = University of Tokyo
Kobe University (PhD)

| party = Liberal Democratic

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|12|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan

| death_date =

| death_place =

| relatives = Hajime Tamura (father-in-law)

}}

{{nihongo|Masahito Moriyama|盛山 正仁|Moriyama Masahito}} is a Japanese politician. He is a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and a former member of the House of Representatives in the National Diet (national legislature). A native of Nishinomiya, Hyogo, and an alumnus of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Transport in 1977. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2005 but lost his seat in the 2009 General Election, regaining it in 2012. During his time out of office, he matriculated as a postgraduate student and studied international law and business at Kobe University, which is located in his constituency. He earned a Master’s degree in Law in 2011, a PhD in International Law in 2013,{{Cite thesis |title=公海上の航行の安全確保に関する国際法と国際協力の課題 : ソマリア沖海賊の訴追を中心に |url=https://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/500000579381 |publisher=神戸大学 |date=2013 |degree=PhD Thesis |first=正仁 |last=盛山}} and an additional PhD in Business Studies in 2014.{{Cite thesis |title=鉄道政策 : 鉄道への公的関与について |url=https://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/500000732365 |publisher=神戸大学 |date=2014 |degree=PhD Thesis |first=正仁 |last=盛山}}

In 2024, Moriyama won a no-confidence motion issued by the Constitutional Democratic Party after reports emerged that he received a letter of recommendation and campaign support from an organization linked to the Unification Church during the 2021 Japanese general election.{{cite news |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240221_01/ |work=NHK |title=Japan minister survives no-confidence motion for alleged ties to religious group |access-date=20 February 2024 |language=en}}

On 10 April 2024, Moriyama was among the guests invited to the state dinner hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden in honor of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House.[https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/04/10/white-house-releases-state-dinner-guest-list-4/ White House Releases State Dinner Guest List] White House, press release of 10 April 2024.