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Yasuhiko Funago
舩後 靖彦
Funago in 2019
Member of theHouse of Councillors
In office 29 July 2019 – 28 July 2025
Constituency	National PR
Personal details
Born	(1957-10-04)4 October 1957 (age 68) Gifu City, Gifu, Japan
Party	Reiwa Shinsengumi
Alma mater	Takushoku University

Yasuhiko Funago (舩後靖彦,Funago Yasuhiko; born 4 October 1957) is a Japanese politician and former member of theHouse of Councillors. He and fellow councillorEiko Kimura became the first people with severe disabilities elected toJapan'sNational Diet in 2019.^[1][2][3] He is a member of theReiwa Shinsengumi.^[2]

ALS has caused him to lose much of his mobility, requiring a full-timecaregiver.^[4]

Funago was born in Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture. He moved to Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture when he was 10 years old and attended Chiba Minami Prefectural High School. After graduating high school, he studied under the Faculty of Political Science and Economics atTakushoku University.

Although he originally wanted to become a professional musician, Funago became an employee of Sakata Watch Trading Co., Ltd. after graduating university in 1982. A few years later, at the age of 28, he married.

• "Mr.FUNAGO Yasuhiko：House of Councillors".www.sangiin.go.jp. Archived fromthe original on 2019-08-04. Retrieved2019-08-04.

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