Seiken Akamine

{{Short description|Japanese politician}}

{{Expand Japanese|topic=bio|赤嶺政賢|date=December 2020}}

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| name = Seiken Akamine

| native_name = {{nobold|赤嶺 政賢}}

| native_name_lang = ja

| image = Seiken Akamine 190627-M-HB452-1219.jpg

| caption = Akamine in 2019

| office = Member of the House of Representatives

| term_start = 25 June 2000

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| predecessor = Multi-member district

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| constituency = Kyushu PR (2000–2014)
Okinawa 1st (2014–present)

| office1 = Member of the Naha City Assembly

| term_start1 = 1985

| term_end1 = 1997

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|12|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Naha, USCAR

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| party = JCP

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| alma_mater = Tokyo University of Education

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| website = [http://akamine-seiken.jp/ Official website]

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{{nihongo|Seiken Akamine|赤嶺 政賢|Akamine Seiken|extra=born December 18, 1947}} is a Japanese politician of the Japanese Communist Party, who serves as a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature).

A native of Naha, Okinawa and graduate of the Tokyo University of Education, he taught at high schools. He was elected to the first of his three terms in the Naha City Assembly in 1985 and then to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000.

In the 2014 Japanese general elections, he won Okinawa's 1st district. The election saw significant gains for the Japanese Communist Party, which raised its seat total from 8 to 21. Akamine's victory was JCP's first single-seat constituency victory in 18 years.{{cite news|title= Resurgent JCP has night to remember|publisher=Japan Times|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/12/15/national/politics-diplomacy/resurgent-jcp-has-night-to-remember/#.WVsa6RPyuHo|date=December 15, 2014|accessdate=July 4, 2017}} His victory was part of a wave against the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Okinawa caused by local anger over by a joint US-Japan decision to relocate a marine base to a residential area. LDP candidates lost all four Okinawan seats despite the party winning nationwide.{{cite news|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/12/15/national/politics-diplomacy/four-ldp-okinawa-contituency-seat-candidates-lose-futemna-foes/#.WVsYExPyuHo|publisher=Japan Times|date=December 15, 2014|accessdate=July 4, 2017|title=LDP loses heavily in Okinawa}} In the 2017 general election, Akamine retained his seat.{{cite news|url=http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201710230042.html|publisher=The Asahi Shimbun|date=October 23, 2017|accessdate=October 29, 2017|title=VOTE 2017: Okinawa loses 1 seat to supporter of Futenma base relocation}}