Taku Otsuka (大塚 拓, Ōtsuka Taku, born June 14, 1973) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the National Diet (national legislature of Japan). He is affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi.^[2][3]

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Taku Otsuka
大塚 拓
April 1, 2015 Chiyoda, Tokyo
Member of the House of Representatives for Tokyo proportional representation block
In office September 13, 2005 – July 21, 2009
Member of the House of Representatives for Saitama Prefecture 9th electoral district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 18, 2012
Personal details
Born	(1973-06-14) 14 June 1973 (age 50) Tokyo
Political party	Liberal Democratic Party
Spouse	Tamayo Marukawa
Children	1 boy Born on (2012-06-26) 26 June 2012 (age 11)[1]
Alma mater	Keio University John F. Kennedy School of Government (Harvard University)

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A native of Tokyo, he graduated from Keio University with the bachelor's degree in Political Science in March 1997. In April 1997, he got a job in The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (now The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ). After retiring from that in March 2003, he started managing real estate in order to earn studying in the United States and caring for his father. In July 2003, he participated in summer program of Stanford University. In June 2005, he received a master's degree in Public Policy from John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in the United States.^{[citation needed]}

He is married to Tamayo Marukawa (a member of the House of Councillors and former announcer of TV Asahi). Their wedding ceremony was held in Meiji Shrine on June 16, 2008.^[4]

He was elected to the House of Representatives (constituency: Saitama 9) for the first time in 2005.^{[citation needed]}

• State Minister of Finance
• Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice
• Director, Judicial Affairs Division, LDP
• Chief Secretary, Japan-Australia Parliamentary Association
• Chief Secretary, Japan-Philippines, Parliamentary Friendship Association
• Areas of interest:
  • Defense/National Security Policies
  • International Trade/Monetary Policies
  • Science Technology Policies

Otsuka received an estimated 8,740,000 yen in unreported income from Seiwakai (Abe) faction fundraising parties between 2018 and 2022 related to the 2023–2024 Japanese slush fund scandal.^[5][6]